Facebook For Dummies, 6E - Softcover

Abram, Carolyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119179033 ISBN 13: 9781119179030

Publisher: For Dummies, 2016

Synopsis

A new edition of the bestselling how–to Facebook title

Facebook is constantly changing and evolving, replacing old features and introducing new ones. This new edition of the bestselling guide quickly and easily gets you up and running on all the site  has to offer. Packed with straightforward guidance that demystifies the nuts and bolts of this popular social media site, Facebook For Dummies covers everything from finding friends and planning events to uploading photos and videos and so much more.

Facebook is here to stay. For its billions of worldwide users, it′s become a central meeting place for people from all corners of the earth to connect and share. If you′re the type to share snippets of your life through photos and writing or just find joy in reading and seeing what your family and friends are up to, there′s something for everyone on Facebook. Providing coverage of the latest changes to the site, this go–to guide cuts through the confusion and offers plain–English guidance on using Facebook to its fullest so you can deepen your connections, stay social, and just have fun!

• Get up to speed on Facebook′s standalone messaging app
• Grasp Facebook′s growing connection to e–commerce
• Find the scoop on cross–over posts and sharing through other sites
• Make sense of photo–sharing capabilities, such as 360–degree photo viewing

Whether you′re a newbie or an old hat looking to make sense of the latest features, this friendly guide reveals the many faces of Facebook in a language you can understand.

About this title

From the Back Cover

• Learn the basics of starting an account and finding friends
• Follow steps for using Facebook on a smartphone
• Discover tips on decorating the photos you share

Find friends and have fun with Facebook

Whether you want to share photos, post notes announcing what you′re up to, or just enjoy seeing what your family and friends are doing, there′s something for everyone on Facebook. This book offers guidance on using Facebook to its fullest. It also shares tricks on how to send private messages and set your posts so only certain friends see them. Consider it your road map for using Facebook to deepen your connections, stay social, and just have fun!

Inside

• Building your timeline
• Controlling who can see your posts
• How to trade private messages
• Posting photos and video
• Going mobile with Facebook
• Launching a promotion page

About the Author

Carolyn Abram helped make Facebook history when she signed up as the first Facebook user at Stanford University. She later worked for Facebook when the site grew from thousands to hundreds of millions of members. Carolyn holds a BA from Stanford and an MFA from California College of the Arts. She now mostly posts photos of her children on her timeline.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1119179033
• ISBN 13: 9781119179030
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 382