introduction to facebook
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AN INTRODUCTION TO FACEBOOK
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Learning Objectives
• A brief introduction to the social networking site Facebook.
• Instructions to create an account.• How to personalize your account.– Account settings – including privacy
• Learn about friend requests and group invites.• Learn about Facebook’s internal messaging
and chat systems.
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What is Facebook?
• Facebook is a social networking site that was first started for the college crowd.
• Originally created by Mark Zuckerberg while at Harvard.
• Other social site competitors are: Bebo, MySpace, Xanga, Friendster, etc.
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Facebook Today
• More than 400 million active users.• More than 60 million status updates posted
each day.• Average user spends more than 55 minutes a
day on site.• More than 100 million active users currently
accessing the site on their mobile devices.• About 70% of Facebook users are outside the
U.S.
Source: http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics
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CREATING YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT
Taking the leap
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Account creation: Filling out the form
Visit www.facebook.comWhat you will need:
- Personal email address - You can set up a personal email account with Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, etc. - Password
Make sure to review the confirmation email that will be sent to your email address.
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Account Creation: Figuring out the captcha
• Once you filled out the form, you will be provided with a captcha image as a security check. – Captcha images are meant
to stop automated programs from creating multiple accounts.
• Enter the text in the box and click the Sign Up button.
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Account Creation: Finding friends
You can find friends already on Facebook by going through your email contacts list.
- You can bypass this and the other steps by choosing Skip this step in the lower right hand corner.
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Account Creation: Profile information
The second step will ask you to fill out your school information and the company you are affiliated with.
- You can choose to skip this step and add the information you want later. If you choose to add now, be sure to click on Save & Continue.
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Account Creation: Profile picture
The third step will ask you to upload a photo from your computer or take a photo with your webcam.- If you don’t have a photo, you can choose to skip this step. If you do upload, make sure to click Save & Continue.
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Account Creation: Adding a photo from your computer.
If you choose to add a photo from your computer, this is what the screen looks like.- Photo must be no more than 4MB max. - If too large, try editing the image with your computer’s image editing software.
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BUILDING YOUR PROFILEBe Facebook smart
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Building your profile – A 6-step process
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Building your profile
You again have the option to:– search your email contacts to look for friends already
on the site (optional).– Upload a profile picture (optional).– Fill in your profile information.New Options:– Link your mobile phone with your account (optional).– Search for people you know.– Set privacy options.
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Profile Privacy
Take a look at the privacy explanation and the privacy policy.
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Profile Privacy: Do’s and don’ts
Do’s- Post information that you
are comfortable with sharing.
- Remain professional with information/images shared.
- Build an online reputation that you would want others to see.
Don’ts- Post information that can
help others identify your particular location.
- Write comments on Facebook walls that are inappropriate or abusive.
- Assume that your profile won’t come up on a Google search (depending on privacy settings).
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Privacy Settings – Option
At the top left of your profile, click on Account.- Select the Privacy Settings option in the drop down menu.
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Privacy Settings - MenuUse the five options to choose:- Who can see your profile- Set your contact
information- Control search results in
Facebook and search engines
- Block those who can interact with you
- Control what information is available to Facebook apps.
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PERSONALIZING YOUR PROFILECreativity using a blank canvas
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A new profile
This is what a new profile looks like (without information loaded).
- There is a box for you to share recent updates- You can attach photos,
video, events, or a link with your profile updates.
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What does a profile usually have?• Profile photo/ other
photos• Status updates/wall
comments from friends• Friends list• Group information – that
which you are a member of in Facebook
• Fan pages• Applications that have
been added.
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A note about photos
Photos on Facebook can be those you post or those others have posted that you’ve been identified in.
- Photos others post up can be tagged with your name. (You can choose to remove the tag).
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INVITES AND REQUESTS
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Friend requests
You can find friend requests at the top right hand corner of your Facebook home screen.
- When a request comes through, you’ll see it in the requests section of the page.
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Friend request – accept or ignore?
Not all the requests you receive may be people you know. - This friend request is an example of that.
- You can confirm the friend request to accept or choose to ignore.
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CONCLUSION