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Facebook for Dummies®, 2nd Edition

The eagerly anticipated update to the bestselling first edition is here!

Facebook's popularity is seemingly unstoppable. The site experienced a huge boom in registered users in the latter half of 2008. It was at that time that Facebook also underwent a radical facelift and introduced numerous changes. Packed with hundreds of screen shots, this anxiously awaited new edition presents you with a thorough update on all the exciting changes to Facebook's interface since the first edition hit the shelves a mere one year ago.

Authored by two Facebook employees, Facebook For Dummies, 2nd Edition, features unique insight and insider knowledge of Facebook that can't be found anywhere else. You'll explore optimum ways to get familiar with Facebook, tips for representing yourself online, best practices for keeping connected, how to run a business on Facebook, and more.

  • Walks you through creating a profile, navigating the interface, and setting up privacy features
  • Explains how to find and add friends, fill out your profile, add applications, and upload photos
  • Discusses ways to join a network or group or use Facebook as a scheduler
  • Addresses using Facebook to promote your business and buy ad space on Facebook

Put your best face forward and dive in to all the exciting new features that Facebook offers!

Biography

Leah Pearlman and Carolyn Abram work at Facebook. They've created and launched many of the site's features. They know Facebook inside and out and contribute regularly to the company blog at blog.facebook.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started with Facebook.

Chapter 1: The Many Faces of Facebook.

Chapter 2: Adding Your Own Face to Facebook.

Chapter 3: Finding Your Way Around Facebook.

Chapter 4: Finding Facebook Friends.

Chapter 5: Privacy and Safety on Facebook.

Part II: Sharing Your Life on Facebook.

Chapter 6: Building Out Your Profi le.

Chapter 7: Streams.

Chapter 8: Filling Facebook with Photos, Videos, and Notes.

Chapter 9: Keeping Up with Your Friends.

Part III: Getting Organized.

Chapter 10: Creating and Joining Groups on Facebook.

Chapter 11: Scheduling Your Life with Facebook.

Chapter 12: Creating a Page for Your Business.

Part IV: Delving Further into Facebook.

Chapter 13: Facebook and the Web.

Chapter 14: Facebook on the Go.

Chapter 15: Facebook: A New Kind of Advertising.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten Great Third-Party Applications.

Chapter 17: Ten Ways Facebook Uniquely Impacts Lives.

Chapter 18: Ten Questions That Leah and Carolyn Get a Lot.

Chapter 19: Ten True Facebook Tales.

Index.

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