- Paperback: 284 pages
- Publisher: Pogue Press; Third Edition edition (Mar 8 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1449397417
- ISBN-13: 978-1449397418
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 386 g
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#136,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #68 in Books > Computers & Internet > Home Computing > Blogging & Blogs
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Product Description
Facebook's spreading about as far and fast as the Web itself: 500 million members and counting. But there's a world of fun packed into the site that most folks miss. With this bestselling guide, learn how to unlock Facebook's talents as personal website creator, souped-up address book, and bustling community forum. It's an eye-opening, timesaving tour, guaranteed to help you get the most out of your Facebook experience.
Coverage includes:
- Get started, get connected. Signing up is easy, but the real payoff comes when you tap into networks of coworkers, classmates, and friends. Pick and choose who gets to see what, and learn how to steer clear of people you want to avoid.
- Add applications. Transform your Facebook account into an addictive, one-stop resource with thousands of mini-programs, ranging from silly to serious.
- Go professional. Facebook isn’t just for college kids. Thousands of companies and businesspeople use the site for everything from project collaboration and advertising to filling (and finding) jobs. You’ll learn all the tricks.
- Protect your privacy. You may feel too exposed with so much personal info on display. This book features an easy-to-follow, multi-pronged approach to staying safe on Facebook.
About the Author
E.A. Vander Veer has authored or edited more than 15 computer books, covering everything from Excel basics to JavaScript and XML. Her work has appeared in dozens of online and print publications, including Byte, The Writer, Salon, and CNN.com.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Your map to the facebook universe, April 21 2011
By Ziv Kitro - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Facebook: The Missing Manual (Paperback)
There is no doubt that for many, the Internet is Facebook. it is here where we talk to friends, post images and videos, share our feelings, invite others to events, try to advance our causes and, if there isn't anything better to do, poke each other. there are games, applications that can tell us what the next best book we should buy and ways to find our next date. the ecosystem is almost complete, and in such a vast place it is not always clear how things work.The third edition of the book brings a vast amount of information. as someone who lives within the Facebook ecosystem I found a few things I never did bother to learn myself - like how to set people as family members. there are tons of tips and tricks and tons of information in regard to the ever changing security settings Facebook give the users.
The book is well written, but it is clear that the aim here is to help those who don't understand the power that Facebook can give them. you will find there information that will help you decide if you need to open a profile or a page and how to go about and really enjoy everything Facebook offers to each type of account. the order of the information make sense and when I came to a section I didn't care for, it was easy enough to move forward and find the next interesting bit.
There should be no doubt - if you are a poweruser this book has nothing to offer you. if you are new to Facebook this book will help you a lot.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Wordy and not easy to follow; like free marketing for FB, May 1 2011
By Gadgester "No Time, No Money" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Facebook: The Missing Manual (Paperback)
I read this book (3rd edition) on Safari Books online for free, through a link from my local library. I wanted to read it because I had so much trouble understanding Facebook's complicated interface. There are three big problems with this book: first, the writing is wordy and hard to follow, for instance it often says things like "click [a link] and look for [another link] on the page"; second, FB keeps changing its interface so by the time you read the book, some of the descriptions and screenshots are already obsolete; third, the whole book reads more or less like a marketing book for FB, treating everything on FB as the best thing in life (get a life, girl!), and, given how FB is a treasure trove for identity thieves (and they've been hacked several times), the book doesn't discuss privacy until chapter 13, the next to last chapter, and early on it fails to warn the reader adequately about how FB by default makes most of the profile info viewable by the public. I learned little from this book and ended up using FB's help pages, so it's good I didn't pay for the book. If you are young, I think it's probably still easy to learn the ropes by poking around FB's site. If you are old like me, first pray FB will stop modifying their interface every week, second you can probably just ask some youngster to teach you - much more effective than reading this book (or probably any book on FB).
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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A clear intro to Facebook, Jun 24 2011
By Darwin's Bulldog - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Facebook: The Missing Manual (Paperback)
I created a facebook account 7 years ago. Started adding info, but stopped when my two children told me in no uncertain terms that they would not friend me under any circumstances. They were at, or off to, college, I thought this would be a good way to see how they were getting along. Apparently this was serious No-No...They have graduated now, and resurecting my account is now permitted. (Not sure which of us 'matured' over those year.) But the current facebook is quite a bit different and to me not at all obvious.
This book is a very clear intro to facebook, is easy to read, and provides definite things to do, and things not to do. It is a touch wordy, but just a touch. I've read a number of books in the 'Missing Manual' series from Pogue / O'Reilly and all have been useful.
The good Amazon price makes it a worthwile expenditure that will save you a lot of time.
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