How to Setup Facebook Syncing for Your Custom Domain Shout’Em Network 

We’ve already covered the Facebook syncing feature of Shout’Em that lets you sync your profile statuses to your Facebook account (http://blog.shoutem.com/2009/04/29/how-to-sync-shoutem-with-your-twitter-and-facebook/). If you use Shout’Em under our subdomain you’ll have no problems setting up Facebook syncing. It works out of the box. However, if you setup a custom domain name for your network, here are the steps to make it happen... 

The Setup

• Go to Facebook and search for the “Developer” application using Facebook’s own search box, as shown in the image.  
• Inside the “Developer” application click on Set up New Application.
• Enter your desired Facebook application name (for example the name of your network) and agree to Facebook’s terms of service.
• Confirm by clicking on Save Changes.  
• We’ve created your application and we just need to set it up now. Click on Edit Settings.  
• While there are a lot of options in the settings of your Facebook application, only two are crucial to us. Enter your Shout’Em network URL (web address) under “Connect URL”, as well as “Base Domain”. It needs to be entered like “www.yourdomain.com”, for example “www.horsetweet.com”. You can also setup a logo for your application if you want, but it isn’t a requirement. Click on Save Settings. 
• We’re back on the initial application page. Copy the value (the set of numbers) under “API Key”. We’ll need it. 
• Go to your network settings at Shout’Em.com under My networks. Select the Features tab. Paste the “API Key” value into the “Facebook Connect API key” field. Click onSave.  

Congratulations, your users can sync their statuses with Facebook. Now you’ll be able to see a small Facebook icon under your profile picture. For details on how to sync, read our guide of how to setup Facebook syncing(http://blog.shoutem.com/2009/04/29/how-to-sync-shoutem-with-your-twitter-and-facebook/). You’re done!