Facebook For Dummies »

Leah Pearlman and Carolyn Abram work at Facebook. They've created and launched many of the site's features. They know Facebook inside and out and contribute regularly to the company blog at blog.facebook.com.

Learn to:

• Create a Profile, navigate the site, and use privacy features

• Find friends and Groups

• Add applications and upload photos to your Facebook page

• Build a fan page or get the word out about an event

Facebook secrets revealed! Keep up with friends, family, classmates, and business contacts

Is everybody on Facebook except you? Change that with this friendly guide. These Facebook experts show you how to set up your Profile, protect your privacy, find friends and family members, learn what's happening in their lives, and keep them up to date on yours. You can even improve your business life with Facebook — here's how!

• For the beginner — learn the rules, set up a Profile with your personal information, upload photos, and find friends

• Make it work for you — tailor the Facebook system to deliver the updates you want and block out the rest

• Here, you can write on the Wall — explore communication through personal posts, public comments, and photo sites

• Participate — discover and join groups that focus on activities you enjoy

• Take the lead — start your own group, plan an event, or find others who share a special interest

• Promote your business — use fan pages and ads to introduce your business to new customers

• On the go — use Facebook mobile texts to stay connected while you're out and about

• Help keep Facebook safe — report rules violations and activities that weaken the Facebook community

Open the book and find:

• What you can and can't do on Facebook

• How to find and connect with your friends

• Tips on navigating the site

• Privacy controls and how to use them

• Advice for creating the perfect Profile

• How to schedule your life with Facebook

• Ideas for a business page that gets attention

• Great applications to try

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started with Facebook.

Chapter 1: The Many Faces of Facebook.

Chapter 2: Adding Your Own Face to Facebook.

Chapter 3: Finding Your Way Around Facebook.

Chapter 4: Finding Facebook Friends.

Chapter 5: Privacy and Safety on Facebook.

Part II: Sharing Your Life on Facebook.

Chapter 6: Building Out Your Profi le.

Chapter 7: Streams.

Chapter 8: Filling Facebook with Photos, Videos, and Notes.

Chapter 9: Keeping Up with Your Friends.

Part III: Getting Organized.

Chapter 10: Creating and Joining Groups on Facebook.

Chapter 11: Scheduling Your Life with Facebook.

Chapter 12: Creating a Page for Your Business.

Part IV: Delving Further into Facebook.

Chapter 13: Facebook and the Web.

Chapter 14: Facebook on the Go.

Chapter 15: Facebook: A New Kind of Advertising.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten Great Third-Party Applications.

Chapter 17: Ten Ways Facebook Uniquely Impacts Lives.

Chapter 18: Ten Questions That Leah and Carolyn Get a Lot.

Chapter 19: Ten True Facebook Tales.

Index.