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Facebook For Dummies |  | Authors: Leah Pearlman, Carolyn Abram
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 360
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470527617
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.754
EAN: 9780470527610
ASIN: 0470527617
Publication Date: November 9, 2009
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Product Description
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!
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 This is the users' manual for the "new" Facebook November 10, 2009
L. F. Smith (E. Wenatchee, WA)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
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.
Worth every penny and then some...... February 14, 2010
P. Adams (North Carolina)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Because of this book, I am no longer reluctant to post things on Facebook (a fear likely NOT shared by the younger generation). I especially like the author's explanations, repeatedly, about using the various privacy settings, and how to reveal 'only what you want to reveal' to different levels of friends and the general public. The author's insider explanation of how things are structured on Facebook was so welcome. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to participate in the Facebook experience, but was afraid to try. Participating in Facebook has helped me understand the younger members of our extended family, a little glimpse here, a sentence there - it is wonderful. It also has allowed me to share ordinary moments or thoughts that happen in our physically extended family. You now can check, see a post on Facebook that they made, and be reassured that even though you haven't spoken to them in a little while, all is still fine with them. I find that very comforting.
After reading Facebook for Dummies, I feel smart again! February 7, 2010
HENDRIKUS
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Facebook for Dummies is exactly the book I was looking for to get myself in the Facebooki mood.
This is an excellent book for the first starters. Facebook for Dummies has an easy table of contents.
A 'must' for any newcomer to Facebook May 16, 2010
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The second updated edition of Leah Pearlman and Carolyn Abram's FACEBOOK FOR DUMMIES is a 'must' for any newcomer to Facebook who would understand the social networking system's basic concepts. From creating a profile and navigating the site to adding applications uploading photos, and building a fan page, this packs in important keys to building an organized, revealing Facebook profile and understanding the pros and cons of Facebook's operations. Every library needs this.
Great Holiday Gift for Newbies November 11, 2009
Nancy Anderson (Colorado)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
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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