Facebook

by Vander Veer, E. A.

• ISBN13: 9781449397418
• ISBN10: 1449397417
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Facebook's popularity is skyrocketing, drawing more than 500 million people to this combination online village green, personal website creator, and souped-up address book. But one thing you won't get when signing up is a printed manual. Enter Facebook: The Missing Manual, Third Edition -- the witty, authoritative guide you need, now revised and updated to include all of Facebook's latest features, including enhanced photo-sharing options and new privacy controls.Coverage includes: Getting started, getting connected. Signing up is easy, but the real payoff comes when you tap into networks of coworkers, classmates, and friends. This book explains Facebook's new Groups features -- including how to pick and choose who gets to see what, and how to steer clear of people you want to avoid. Adding applications. Ranging from silly (fortune cookies and video games) to serious (goal tracking), thousands of mini-programs can transform your Facebook account into an addictive, one-stop resource. Learn how to find and install your favorites. Facebook for grownups and businesspeople. Facebook isn't just for Junior anymore. Thousands of companies and business professionals use the site for everything from project collaboration and advertising to filling (and finding) jobs. This book is written for adults of all ages. Protecting your privacy. Creeps are everywhere online, but on Facebook you can feel especially exposed with so much personal info on display. This book walks you through the latest privacy controls.

Author Biography

E. A. Vander Veer has authored over a dozen computer books, covering everything from Excel basics to JavaScript and XML. Her work has appeared in dozens of online and print publications, including Byte, The Writer, Salon, and CNN.com.

Table of Contents

The Missing Credits	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Getting Started	p. 7
Signing Up for an Account	p. 8
Finding Your Friends on Facebook	p. 11
Creating Your Profile	p. 13
Adding a Picture of Yourself	p. 15
Confirming Your Facebook Registration	p. 16
Viewing Your Profile	p. 17
Viewing Your Facebook Home Page	p. 31
Changing Account Info	p. 32
Joining a Network	p. 37
How Networks Work	p. 38
Viewing the Networks You're Already On	p. 39
Joining a Network	p. 40
Leaving a Network	p. 42
Suggesting a New Network	p. 43
Finding and Adding Friends	p. 45
How Facebook Friends Work	p. 46
Finding Friends	p. 47
Inviting People to Be Your Friend	p. 56
Responding to Friend Requests	p. 58
Viewing Your Friends	p. 61
Organizing Your Friends	p. 63
Breaking Up: Unfriending Friends	p. 67
Sending Messages to Friends	p. 69
Sending Messages	p. 70
Receiving Messages	p. 73
Chatting	p. 76
Poking	p. 77
Writing on Walls	p. 78
Exchanging Automatic Updates	p. 83
Types of Updates	p. 84
News Feeds: What Others Are Doing	p. 84
Mini Feeds: What You're Doing	p. 87
Facebook Notifications	p. 88
Subscriptions	p. 92
Creating Notes (Blogs)	p. 97
Participating in Groups	p. 107
What's a Group?	p. 108
Joining a New Group	p. 109
Participating in New Groups	p. 109
Creating a New Group	p. 113
Finding, Joining, and Participating in Old Groups	p. 118
Facebook and the Real World: In-Person Events	p. 121
Types of Events	p. 121
Finding Public Event	p. 122
RSVPing to and Event	p. 123
Creating Your Own Events	p. 125
Going Shopping	p. 129
The Marketplace Application	p. 130
Finding and Viewing Marketplace	p. 132
Placing an Ad	p. 132
Finding Stuff	p. 137
Answering an Ad	p. 138
Hiring and Getting Hired	p. 141
Recruiting New Hires	p. 142
Vetting Prospects	p. 149
Looking for a Job	p. 150
Collaborating on Projects via Facebook	p. 155
Keeping in Touch	p. 156
Exchanging Files	p. 160
Keeping Up-to-Date with Notifications	p. 170
Adverstising on Facebook	p. 173
Facebook Pages: Profiles for Bands, Brands, and More	p. 174
Social Ads (Targeted Announcements)	p. 181
Connect Facebook to Your Website with Widgets	p. 189
High-Dollar Options	p. 191
Customizing Facebook and Adding Apps	p. 195
Modifying Your Home Page and Profile	p. 196
Facebook Applications: An Overview	p. 197
Facebook Games	p. 206
Playing It Safe: Facebook Privacy	p. 215
Privacy and Facebook: An Overview	p. 215
Deciding How Much to Share	p. 217
Controlling Access to Your Account	p. 218
Adjusting Your Privacy Settings	p. 219
Fighting Back	p. 231
Facebook Mobile	p. 235
How Facebook Mobile Works	p. 235
Setting Up Facebook Mobile	p. 237
Using Facebook Mobile	p. 240
Checking In with Place	p. 245
Appendix: Getting Help	p. 253
Index	p. 259
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