Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Who This Book Is For 2
What Do I Need to Use This Book? 2
Conventions Used in This Book 3
Screen Captures 3
1 Introduction to Facebook 5
What Is Facebook? 5
Facebook History 6
Facebook Uses 7
Looking at Facebook Pages 8
2 Setting Up a Profile 13
Signing Up for an Account 13
Building Your Profile 19
Accessing Your Account Info 28
3 Connecting with Friends 31
Finding Friends 31
Viewing and Editing Friends 37
4 Finding Help with Facebook Services and Etiquette 43
Understanding Facebook's Terms of Service 43
Facebook Etiquette 46
Finding Help with the Help Center 48
5 Guarding Your Privacy 51
Understanding Privacy and Security Settings on Facebook 51
Controlling Account Access 53
Customizing Your Privacy Settings 54
Reporting Abuse 64
6 Tracking Wall Postings, News Feeds, and Notifications 67
Understanding Facebook Information Flow 67
Managing Your Wall 68
Tracking News Feeds. 74
Managing Notifications 76
7 Communicating Through Facebook 79
How to Communicate on Facebook 79
Sending and Receiving Messages 80
Sharing Links 85
Sending Actions and Gifts .88
Blogging with Notes 89
Chatting with Friends. 92
8 Sharing Photos 95
Sharing Photos on Facebook 95
Viewing the Photos Application Page 97
Adding Your Own Photos 101
Tagging People in Photos 110
Organizing and Editing Your Photos 111
9 Sharing Videos 115
Sharing Videos on Facebook 115
Adding a Video 116
Viewing Videos 119
Editing Your Videos 121
Recording a New Video 122
10 Joining Groups 127
Socializing with Facebook Groups 127
Finding a Group 129
Joining a Group 132
Starting Your Own Group 135
Managing Your Group 139
11 Tracking Events 143
Events Overview 143
Finding Events 145
Creating Your Own Events 149
Managing Your Events 152
12 Adding Applications 155
Applications Overview 155
Finding Apps 159
Managing Applications 166
13 Understanding Pages 171
Understanding Facebook Pages 171
Finding and Following Pages 175
Setting Up a Facebook Page 177
Managing and Editing a Page 183
14 The Facebook Marketplace 187
What Is the Facebook Marketplace? 187
Navigating Around the Marketplace 189
Looking at Listings 191
Adding Your Own Listing 193
Summary 194
15 Making Facebook Mobile 195
Facebook's Mobile Features Overview 195
Activating Facebook Mobile for Text Messages 196
Sending Text Messages from a Mobile Device 200
Surfing Facebook with a Mobile Browser 201
Uploading Photos or Videos 201
Index 203
