Facebook: The Missing Manual
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Facebook's popularity is skyrocketing, drawing more than 400 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, Second Edition — the witty, authoritative guide you need, now revised and updated to include all of Facebook's latest features. 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 it all-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 offers an easy-to-follow, multi-pronged approach to staying safe.
The Missing Credits; About the Author; About the Creative Team; Acknowledgements; The Missing Manual Series; Introduction; How Facebook Works; What You Can Do on Facebook; About This Book; Part One: From Signing Up to Staying Connected; Chapter 1: Getting Started; 1.1 Signing Up for an Account; 1.2 Step 1: Finding Your Friends on Facebook; 1.3 Step 2: Creating Your Profile; 1.4 Step 3: Adding a Picture of Yourself; 1.5 Confirming Your Facebook Registration; 1.6 Viewing Your Profile; 1.7 Viewing Your Facebook Home Page; 1.8 Changing Account Info; Chapter 2: Joining a Network; 2.1 How Networks Work; 2.2 Viewing the Networks You're Already On; 2.3 Joining a Network; 2.4 Leaving a Network; 2.5 Suggesting a New Network; Chapter 3: Finding and Adding Friends; 3.1 How Facebook Friends Work; 3.2 Finding Friends; 3.3 Inviting People to Be Your Friend; 3.4 Responding to Friend Requests; 3.5 Viewing Your Friends; 3.6 Organizing Your Friends; 3.7 Breaking Up: Unfriending Friends; Chapter 4: Sending Messages to Friends; 4.1 Sending Messages; 4.2 Receiving Messages; 4.3 Chatting; 4.4 Poking; 4.5 Writing on Walls; 4.6 Sending Gifts; Chapter 5: Exchanging Automatic Updates; 5.1 Types of Updates; 5.2 News Feeds: What Others Are Doing; 5.3 Mini Feeds: What You're Doing; 5.4 Facebook Notifications; 5.5 Subscriptions; 5.6 Creating Notes (Blogs); Part Two: Interest Groups and Shopping; Chapter 6: Participating in Groups; 6.1 What's a Group?; 6.2 Finding Existing Groups; 6.3 Joining a Group; 6.4 Creating a Group; 6.5 Participating in Groups; Chapter 7: Facebook and the Real World: In-Person Events; 7.1 Types of Events; 7.2 Finding Existing Events; 7.3 RSVPing to an Event; 7.4 Creating Your Own Events; Chapter 8: Going Shopping; 8.1 The Marketplace Application; 8.2 Finding and Viewing Marketplace; 8.3 Placing an Ad; 8.4 Finding Stuff; 8.5 Answering an Ad; Part Three: Doing Business on Facebook; Chapter 9: Hiring and Getting Hired; 9.1 Recruiting New Hires; 9.2 Vetting Prospects; 9.3 Looking for a Job; Chapter 10: Collaborating on Projects via Facebook; 10.1 Keeping in Touch; 10.2 Exchanging Files; 10.3 Keeping Up to Date with Feeds; Chapter 11: Advertising on Facebook; 11.1 Facebook Pages: Profiles for Bands, Brands, and More; 11.2 Social Ads (Targeted Announcements); 11.3 Connect Facebook to Your Website with Widgets; 11.4 High-Dollar Options; Part Four: Privacy and Power Tools; Chapter 12: Customizing Facebook and Adding Applications; 12.1 Modifying Your Home Page and Profile; 12.2 Facebook Applications: An Overview; Chapter 13: Playing It Safe: Facebook Privacy; 13.1 Privacy and Facebook: An Overview; 13.2 Deciding How Much to Share; 13.3 Controlling Access to Your Account; 13.4 Adjusting Your Privacy Settings; 13.5 Fighting Back; Chapter 14: Facebook Mobile; 14.1 How Facebook Mobile Works; 14.2 Setting Up Facebook Mobile; 14.3 Using Facebook Mobile; Getting Help; Facebook Help; Getting Help from Other Facebook Members; Contacting Facebook; Useful Facebook-Related Websites;E.A. Vander Veer has authored or edited more than 15 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.
