Facebook For Dummies

Introduction 1About Facebook for Dummies 1Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 3Beyond the Book 3Part 1: Getting Started with Facebook 5Chapter 1: The Many Faces of Facebook 7So What Is Facebook, Exactly? 8Discovering What You Can Do on Facebook 10Keeping in Mind What You Can't Do on Facebook 15Realizing How Facebook Is Different from Other Social Sites 17How You Can Use Facebook 18Chapter 2: Adding Your Own Face to Facebook 23Signing Up for Facebook 23Getting Started 25What to Expect in Your Inbox 29Your New Home Page 31Adding More Friends 32Filling out Your Profile Information 33Chapter 3: Finding Your Way Around Facebook 35Checking Out the Blue Bar on Top 36Search 39The Left-side Menu 40Viewing News Feed 45Right On 46The Littlest Links 47Part 2: Day-To-Day Facebook 49Chapter 4: The Daily Facebook: News Feed and Posting 51Your Daily News Feed 52Trending 58Interacting with News Feed 59Adjusting News Feed 67Sharing Your Own News 71Chapter 5: Timeline: The Story of You 83Scrolling Through Time 84First Impressions 85Telling Your Story 91All About Me 100Your Friends and Your Timeline 109Chapter 6: Privacy and Safety on Facebook 111Know Your Audience 112Privacy on the Go 115Privacy Shortcuts 117Privacy Settings 119Timeline Privacy 136Privacy Tools 139Remembering That It Takes a Village to Raise a Facebook 142Peeking Behind the Scenes 143One Final Call to Use Your Common Sense 145Chapter 7: Facebook on the Go 147The Facebook App 148Facebook Messenger 178The Facebook Family of Mobile Apps 184Facebook on Your Mobile Browser 185Facebook Texts 188Part 3: Connecting with Friends on Facebook 191Chapter 8: Finding Facebook Friends 193What Is a Facebook Friend? 194Adding Friends 195Finding Your Friends on Facebook 198Managing How You Interact with Friends 204Chapter 9: Just between You and Me: Facebook Messages 213Sending a Message 214Message Options 220The Chat Menu 224Messenger Inbox 227Messaging on the Go 232Chapter 10: Sharing with Facebook Groups 233Evaluating a Group 234Sharing with a Group 237Creating Your Own Groups 244Group Dynamics 247Being a group administrator 249Part 4: What to Do on Facebook 257Chapter 11: Filling Facebook with Photos and Videos 259Viewing Photos from Friends 260Adding Photos to Facebook 264Editing and Tagging Photos 273Working with Video 279Discovering Privacy 282Chapter 12: Buying, Selling, and Fundraising 285Getting the Most Out of Marketplace 286Belonging to Buy/Sell Groups 292Fundraising for Causes 296Chapter 13: Scheduling Your Life with Events 303You're Invited! 303Public Events 306Viewing Events 306Creating Your Own Events 307Managing Your Event 310Chapter 14: Creating a Page for Promotion 313Getting to Know Pages 314Creating a Facebook Page 317Sharing as a Page 323Using Facebook as Your Page 330Managing a Page 331Insights: Finding Out Who Is Using Your Page 344Chapter 15: Using Facebook with Games, Websites, and Apps 347What Apps Need 348Games on Facebook 350Using Facebook Outside of Facebook 355Mobile Apps and Facebook 358Managing Your Games, Websites, and Apps 359Part 5: The Part of Tens 365Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Make the Most of Your Facebook Content 367Remember the Past 367Scrapbook Your Baby Photos 368Say Thanks 369Give Your Photos Some Flair 369Review the Last Year (or Years) 369Make your status stand out 370Add Tags 370Go Live 370Use Stickers or GIFs in Your Messages 371Friend-a-versaries 371Chapter 17: Ten Ways Facebook Uniquely Impacts Lives 373Keeping in Touch with Far-Away Friends 373Preparing to Head Off to School 374Going on Not-So-Blind Dates 374Meeting People in Your New City or Town 375Reconnecting with Old Friends 375Keeping Up with the 'Rents or the Kids 375Facebook Networking 376Facebook for Good 377Going to the Chapel 377Hey, Facebook Me! 378Chapter 18: Ten Frequently Asked Questions 379Do People Know When I Look at Their Timelines? 380I Friended Too Many People and Now I Don'tLike Sharing Stuff - What Can I Do? 380What's with the New Facebook - Can I Change It Back? 381I Have a Problem with My Account - Can You Help Me? 381What Do I Do with Friend Requests I Don't Want to Accept? 382Why Can't I Find My Friend? 383Will Facebook Start Charging Me to Use the Site? 384How Do I Convince My Friends to Join Facebook? 384What If I Don't Want Everyone Knowing My Business? 385Does Facebook Have a Feature That Lets Me Lock Myself Out for a Few Hours? 385Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Parents of Teens on Facebook 387Talk to Teens about General Internet Safety 388Beware of Strangers 388Teach Teens How to Report Abuse 388Teach Teens How to Block People 389Learn to Use Privacy Settings 389Talk about Posts and Consequences 390Remember the Golden Rule 390Respect Teens' Boundaries 390Don't Send Friend Requests to Teens' Friends 391Make Space for Your Own Social Life, and Your Family Life, on Facebook 391Index 393