Using Facebook Book/DVD Package

Description

Get comfortable with Facebook fast, with this media-rich, customized, hands-on learning experience!

* Practical, approachable coverage that completely flattens the Facebook learning curve
* Tightly integrated with online video, screencast tutorials, podcasts, and more: the total learning experience for new Facebook users
* With over 300 million users, Facebook continues to be the most popular social networking site

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.

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