Expert tech authors cover all new features and functionality.
Reveals Facebook's full potential and users' options to communicate, connect, and have fun.
From the Author
This is the 2nd edition of the book. You probably want to buy the 3rd edition.
In the days B.C. (Before Computers), losing touch with friends and family was a part of life. You'd graduate and all your school chums would wander off in different directions. You'd leave your job and lose valuable contacts. Aunts, uncles, and cousins would seem to fall off the face of the earth. Even keeping in touch with siblings hundreds or thousands of miles away was a challenge.
Facebook, with the help of computers and the Internet, has reversed that trend. Not only does it enable you to stay in touch with people, but it also facilitates the process of tracking down people you lost touch with years or decades ago. Facebook also provides numerous ways for you to engage and interact with all these folks daily by sharing status updates, photos, and videos; posting links to favorite web pages or blogs; chatting; messaging; playing games; planning events; gathering in groups; and so on. And if you're in business (big or small), Facebook provides several valuable tools to keep in touch with customers and clients right where many of them like to hang out most.
Perhaps best of all, Facebook is free, and all you need to get started is a computer with an Internet connection and a desire to connect with others. If you're concerned about privacy, you'll be relieved to know that Facebook gives you complete control over whom you choose to "friend" and the information you choose to share.
If you're concerned that you don't know where to start, that's where we come in. In this book, we provide everything you need to know to get started on Facebook; track down friends, family members, colleagues, former classmates, and others; promote your business or yourself; and tap the full potential of Facebook.
From the Back Cover
Discover all that Facebook can do for you!
Wall, News Feed, privacy, photos, locations, invitations, chat -- if you're new to Facebook or thinking about joining, you might be overwhelmed at all the options and features the #1 social network has to offer. However, with a little help navigating those features, you'll see why so many people log on every day!
The surest path from start to success, this user-friendly guide walks you through Facebook's dizzying array of options and helps you set up an account you'll enjoy using. In it, you get:
Easy information on signing up, creating your Profile, and finding your first friends.
Insider information on interacting with others via Walls and News Feeds — and the differences between the two.
Simple steps for sharing photos and videos, initiating and participating in group and video chats, sending event invitations, and more.
A fun look at Facebook games and other apps that make the social network so popular.
Tips for marketing your business, products, and services via ads, fan pages, and Facebook's other promotional outlets.
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From the Author
This is the 2nd edition of the book. You probably want to buy the 3rd edition.
In the days B.C. (Before Computers), losing touch with friends and family was a part of life. You'd graduate and all your school chums would wander off in different directions. You'd leave your job and lose valuable contacts. Aunts, uncles, and cousins would seem to fall off the face of the earth. Even keeping in touch with siblings hundreds or thousands of miles away was a challenge.
Facebook, with the help of computers and the Internet, has reversed that trend. Not only does it enable you to stay in touch with people, but it also facilitates the process of tracking down people you lost touch with years or decades ago. Facebook also provides numerous ways for you to engage and interact with all these folks daily by sharing status updates, photos, and videos; posting links to favorite web pages or blogs; chatting; messaging; playing games; planning events; gathering in groups; and so on. And if you're in business (big or small), Facebook provides several valuable tools to keep in touch with customers and clients right where many of them like to hang out most.
Perhaps best of all, Facebook is free, and all you need to get started is a computer with an Internet connection and a desire to connect with others. If you're concerned about privacy, you'll be relieved to know that Facebook gives you complete control over whom you choose to "friend" and the information you choose to share.
If you're concerned that you don't know where to start, that's where we come in. In this book, we provide everything you need to know to get started on Facebook; track down friends, family members, colleagues, former classmates, and others; promote your business or yourself; and tap the full potential of Facebook.
From the Back Cover
Discover all that Facebook can do for you!
Wall, News Feed, privacy, photos, locations, invitations, chat -- if you're new to Facebook or thinking about joining, you might be overwhelmed at all the options and features the #1 social network has to offer. However, with a little help navigating those features, you'll see why so many people log on every day!
The surest path from start to success, this user-friendly guide walks you through Facebook's dizzying array of options and helps you set up an account you'll enjoy using. In it, you get: