Facebook For Dummies

Facebook For Dummies by Carolyn Abram, published by John Wiley & Sons on May 4, 2021, is an informative guide designed for new users of the popular social media platform. This 8th edition, comprising 432 pages, offers a straightforward introduction to Facebook’s features, helping users navigate the platform with ease. The book covers essential topics such as setting up a profile, sharing content, and managing privacy settings, ensuring that readers feel comfortable engaging with friends and family.
In a friendly and accessible style, Carolyn Abram and Amy Karasavas, both former Facebook employees, provide practical advice on how to enhance your Facebook experience. Readers will learn to build their networks, curate their news feeds, and even utilize Facebook for professional purposes, such as creating promotional pages for businesses. With a focus on social media and its various aspects, this edition serves as a comprehensive resource for anyone looking to become an active participant in the Facebook community.
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Be a new face on Facebook!
If you’re new to the Facebook user community, don’t be shy: you’re joining around 2.7 billion users (roughly two-and-a-half Chinas) worldwide, so you’ll want to make sure you’re being as sociable as possible. And with more functionality and ways to say hello—like 3-D photos and Video Chat rooms—than ever before, Facebook For Dummies is the perfect, informative companion to get and new and inexperienced users acquainted with the main features of the platform and comfortable with sharing posts, pictures (or whatever else you find interesting) with friends, family, and the world beyond!
In a chatty, straightforward style, your friendly hosts, Carolyn Abram and Amy Karasavas—both former Facebook employees—help you get settled in with the basics, like setting up your profile and adding content, as well as protecting your privacy when you want to decide who can and can’t see your posts. They then show you how to get involved as you add new friends, toggle your newsfeed, shape your timeline story, join groups, and more. They even let you in on ways to go pro and use Facebook for work, such as building a promo page and showing off your business to the world. Once you come out of your virtual shell, there’ll be no stopping you!
- Build your profile and start adding friends
- Send private messages and instant notes
- Share your memories
- Tell stories about your day
- Set your privacy and curate your news feed
Don’t be a wallflower: with this book you have the ideal icebreaker to get the party started so you can join in with all the fun!
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