Using Facebook, Web Edition
- By Kent Joshi, Patrice-Anne Rutledge
- Published May 5, 2011 by Que. Part of the Using series.
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- Web Editions
- ISBN-10: 0-13-217429-4
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-217429-9
Get comfortable with Facebook fast, with this media-rich, customized, hands-on learning experience!
Using Facebook is a media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master Facebook quickly, and get the most out of it, fast! It starts with a concise, friendly, straight-to-the-point guide to Facebook. This exceptional book is fully integrated with an unprecedented collection of online learning resources: online video, screencasts, podcasts, and additional web content, all designed to reinforce key concepts and help you achieve real mastery. This practical, approachable coverage guides you through getting started fast with Facebook, showing the absolute latest about what Facebook has to offer and how to get started with a profile. You will learn how to find old friends as well as make new connections based on common interests. In addition to sharing information about yourself through online comments, photos, and videos, you will also learn how to maintain personal privacy. You will learn how to join groups, create events, personalize your profile with applications, and even how to use Facebook through your cell phone. Plus, the book goes into business topics to teach you how to use Facebook's features for shopping, business branding, and advertising.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Who Is This Book For? 1
Using This Book 2
Special Features 3
About the USING Web Edition 3
1 An Introduction to Facebook 5
The Facebook Phenomenon 5
A Tour of Facebook 7
What Does Facebook Offer? 8
2 Setting Up Your Facebook Account and Profile 11
Joining Facebook 11
Personalizing Your Profile 16
Managing and Downloading Your Account Information 42
3 Finding and Adding Friends 45
Finding and Adding Friends on Facebook 45
Inviting Friends Who Aren’t on Facebook Yet 55
Searching for People on Facebook 56
Viewing and Accepting Friend Requests 59
Suggesting Friends 60
Removing Friends 61
4 Communicating with Your Friends 63
Sharing Content with Your Friends 63
Creating and Using Friend Lists 70
Communicating with Friends on Your Wall 74
Using Facebook Messages 77
Using Facebook Chat 89
5 Keeping Up to Date with Your Friends 97
Exploring Your Home Page 97
Exploring Your News Feed 99
Viewing Friendship Pages 101
Dealing with Fake Posts and Compromised Accounts 105
6 Safeguarding Your Information on Facebook 109
Understanding Facebook Privacy 109
Manage Access to Your Account 111
Changing Your Privacy Settings 111
7 Publishing Photos 125
Viewing Photos 125
Posting Photos 128
Changing and Sharing Photos 131
Creating and Organizing Albums 136
8 Publishing Videos 143
Viewing a Video 143
Uploading a Video 146
Editing Videos 154
9 Your Mobile Access to Facebook 159
What You Can Do with Facebook Mobile 59
Activating Facebook Mobile 160
Accessing Facebook Mobile Web 165
Sending Text Messages 166
Sending Photos and Videos from Your Cell Phone 167
Using a Custom Facebook Application for Your Phone 170
Using Facebook Places 173
10 Joining and Creating Groups 179
Understanding How Groups Work 179
Searching for and Joining Facebook Groups 181
Participating in Groups 183
Creating Facebook Groups 190
Administering Your Group 193
11 Joining and Creating Events 201
How Events Work 201
Searching for an Event 202
Participating in an Event 207
Creating Your Own Event 209
Viewing and Changing Your Event 211
12 Buying and Selling with Facebook Marketplace 217
Understanding Facebook Marketplace 217
Accessing Facebook Marketplace 218
Shopping on Marketplace 220
Posting Listings on Facebook Marketplace 224
Removing the Marketplace Application 232
13 Using Facebook Applications 233
Finding an Application 234
Working with Facebook Applications 238
14 Making Business Connections on Facebook 243
Understanding Facebook Pages for Businesses and Brands 243
Creating Facebook Pages 248
Adding Applications to Your Facebook Page 257
Using Facebook as a Page 260
Promoting Your Facebook Page 261
Index 267
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