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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.754
EAN: 9780470262733
ISBN: 0470262737
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: February 11, 2008
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
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Facebook is certainly one of the hottest sites on the Web. Not only does it help people get connected and stay connected with family and friends, it is increasingly being used by businesses to connect with their customers. If you’ve thought about getting into the Facebook community, Facebook For Dummies is a great tool to help you maximize the experience.
Written by a pair of Facebook insiders, this handy guide shows you how to create a profile, communicate with friends, play with Facebook applications, and explore the unique ways Facebook can improve your business. You’ll find out who’s on Facebook, how to protect your privacy, how others use the site, and how to tailor the system to meet your needs. Find out all about: - Creating a Facebook profile that enhances your real-world relationships
- Sharing photos and messages with friends
- Joining networks for your city, school, or work
- Managing the amount of information you share
- Understanding and using synchronous and asynchronous messaging, private and public communication, and active and passive interactions
- Taking advantage of free and paid ways to use Facebook for business
Whether you want to connect with friends already on Facebook or be the first on your block to join, Facebook For Dummies will smooth the way!
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Easy-to-follow instructions for all the new Facebookers in our family. Great to have this new revised edition! And a fun read.
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This newly revised, 2009 edition is the missing-- actually non-existent-- users' manual for the "new" facebook. Some of the previous reviews were written about the first edition, which is, as the reviewers say, indeed obsolete.
This is a very good summary of Facebook's features for it intended audience, people who are new to social networking in general and new to Facebook specifically. As is the case with most of the "Dummies" books, the information is presented in small, easy-to-digest bites. It's certainly not a technical book, but it's technical enough to answer most of the questions a new user might have.
The organization is very logical, beginning with how to set up an account and leading through how to add outside applications, use Facebook on a cell phone, etc. One very good feature is that at nearly every step, the authors point out pitfalls, traps, and potential dangers and explain how to avoid them. This allows new users to end up with an account that meets their needs-- and one that doesn't expose them to inconveniences or even stalkers.
The authors are genuine Facebook experts; both of them are Facebook Product Managers with considerable experience. In my view, their tone is just right; it's authoritative without being pedantic, and light without being cutsie.
I bought this book because some friends recommended that I join Facebook. I had no experience with it at all, and this book allowed me to get started quickly and to feel comfortable using it. I recommend it highly to all new Facebook users and to experienced users who want or need a good summary of the "new" Facebook's features.
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I read this book from cover to cover I learn a lot about Facebook. I became sorta addicted to Facebook. After four weeks I had to find a way to block facebook. Right now I downloaded this program [...] to help me with my addiction ;-(
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Since this book was published, Facebook looks quite a bit different and many of the functions described are either no longer working the same, if at all. This is tricky with books about Social Networking sites, that can change and be made "better" at any time. Yet, the authors don't address that up front, like other authors about other websites do. The book would be mildly helpful for a new user to Facebook, if they can decode the old Facebook from the new Facebook.
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I really object to the time it take s to rate all my books and purchases.. guess you need to remove me frome your rating list. thanks
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