How to Use Social Networking Sites for Beginners

1. Social Media! Whether you are new to social media or just looking to close a few knowledge gaps, we are glad you stopped by.By now, we have all heard how valuable even essential social media can be. Whether your current sentiment leans more toward enthusiasm or trepidation, theres no way around the fact that social media is a far more complex field than it first seems. Diving in without a sense for what its like can be overwhelming, and building .....

How to Use fb

2. Some parents use Facebook to keep an eye on their children. There are dangers on a big social site like Facebook, but your children also need their freedom to express themselves as well. Another fantastic reason to use Facebook is what it is used for the most, socialization. You can search for old friends from high school, old jobs, or just someone you lost contact with. Facebook has groups that you can join and view which friends might be involv .....

Open up your browser and type full url

3. Look down you will see the words Sign Up , it is free and always will be. Under it will be where you need to start. You are asked for your email this can be any email you want it to be, where you will want updates and such sent to. Go ahead and re enter your email, just to verify this email account. You will need a password, create one which is not your emails password. Fill everything and click the green sign up button at the bottom. .....

A security check will load

4. To complete this you will have to enter the words provided in the text in the box option, once this is done you once again click the green sign up button. .....

The next page will bring three steps the first one is Find friends

5. Searching your email account is the fastest way to find your friends on Facebook. You will see four options, or different email accounts. You can use this to search on Gmail, Windows live, Hotmail, Yahoo, or other email services. Click on the type of email you would like to use to search for your friend, once you do, there will be a box saying your email , type your email address and click find friends. When a screen with the options Allow or N .....

Now youll enter your profile information

6. Fill out your Profile Info , this will be in bold print that you will see on this page. Under that you will be told This information will help you find your friends on Facebook. Once this page has been filled out, you can hit the Save & Continue button to move to the next page. Once again, you will see the Skip option on this page to move on without filling it out. .....

This will be where you add a photo to your profile

7. The words Set your profile picture will be the first words you see on this page. There will be the options of Upload a Photo and under in gray font you will see From your computer . This option will allow you to pick a photo that you have saved to your computer as the profile picture. Divided by a line with the word OR in the middle, will be the second option. This option is Take a Photo and in gray font under it is With your webcam th .....

This video basically explains the basic layouts for Facebook

8. This will explain things such as, how to create a Facebook profile and how to navigate the various tabs and menus on a users profile. The first part of the video explains how to accept and deny friend requests, also it explains how to view your Facebook notifications and how to send and receive personal messages. Towards the middle part of the video, it starts explaining how to find and edit friends. It also will explain how to change your accoun .....

Facebook applications can be anything from virtual pets

9. creating the best farm, playing slot machines, having the ability to turn your Facebook friends into Vampires and even fighting in zombie battles.You can add Facebook applications to let your friends leave you messages and others to help you organize your Facebook profile. If you re bored, need to pass the time, or you need some entertainment, here is a wonderful process called Facebook Applications, to access the application menu, you can easily .....

First of all you need to be in your home page

10. once there, look on the right side and under your profile picture you will see the title Apps, click on it.In this title, this will bring up a list of applications for you to choose from; also you can see the applications that your friends might be using. To get to the selection of applications, go to Apps Directory, now you have the chance to find any applications that Facebook may have. Facebook has many different selections to choose from but .....

The second way to locate and keep track of your applications is this easy step

11. Up in the top left corner in your home page, you will see Account. Click on this and scroll down to Privacy Settings. At the bottom page in privacy settings, you will find where it says Apps and Web, click this. The Apps and Web menu will show you exactly what applications you currently have; also it will tell you the last time that you were using that application. Let us just say by some chance, that you are tired of using that app and you want .....

Did you ever want to track what your Facebook apps are doing

12. you can. Create a tracker for each of your favorite Facebook apps. The trackers will let you know when the traffic changes on your Facebook apps. You set the criteria too by percentage of change; these trackers will be in your home page. .....

In closing just remember that everyday Facebook is creating new applications

13. If by some chance there is something that you might want created, then send Facebook an email, you never know, they just might come out with your idea.Since you are pretty familiar now with the whole application process in Facebook, get out there, start looking for games to play, have fun and enjoy the competitive side of challenging your friends. .....

Timeline

14. Before you begin searching for friends, it s important to complete yourTimeline(aka your personal profile), which includes everything from uploading a profile picture andcover phototo outlining your employment history to determining yourrelationship status(OK, that s optional). It s called a timeline because you can include information, important milestones and memories spanning your entire life. Timeline is incredibly nuanced, and encourages you .....

Friends

15. Once you ve filled out a healthy portion of your Timeline, start searching for and adding friends. Trust us, you won t be at a loss. Chances are, many of your co workers, family members, classmates and neighbors are already on the network. Search for them in the search box that appears on the top of the site.As you accumulate friends, Facebook will be able to suggest additional contacts as its algorithm generates connections among your growing .....

News Feed

16. Finding friends on Facebook is incredibly important, not simply to connect for connection s sake, but to stay up to date on their latest news, thoughts, activities, whereabouts and tastes. And the place to access that information is the News Feed.Once you ve logged into Facebook, the first thing youll see is the News Feed. There you ll view friends status updates, new photos, links to articles, etc. One of the most recent changes Facebook made t .....

The Status Update

17. A status update is anything important to you at a particular moment in time that you deem shareable with Facebook friends. Through a status update, you can communicate your present activity or whereabouts (via a check in ), post a link to an interesting article or site, share photos and videos, and even create a poll.Create a status update either from the News Feed or from the top of your Timeline.However, I recommend first taking a look at many .....

Brands

18. Although a major part of Facebook, friends are not the only entities with whom you can interact. Mostmajor brandsand a growing number ofsmall businessesuse Facebook to engage with, share deals and seek feedback from consumers and fans. Companies like Coca Cola and Disney have tens of millions of fans interested in the latest company news and culture.Take stock of the brands you d like to follow, search for their timelines and like them on Faceb .....

The Like Button

19. One of the most powerful tools on Facebook, the like button not only communicates your support of activities, brands, articles and products to fellow users, but also to Facebook and third parties. The like button lives on nearly every piece of Facebook content: status updates, photos, comments, brands timelines, apps and even ads.However, you ve probably also seen Facebook like and share buttons on external sites: shopping, news publication .....

Tagging

20. Facebook tagging means you can mention and directly link to another Facebook user, whether in photos, status updates, check ins or comments. For instance, when you tag someone in a photo, that user will receive a notification, and the tagged photo will appear on his timeline that is, unless he hasdisabled the tagging feature.The tagging tool fosters conversation and creates additional connections among users. If I want my mother to see an artic .....

Privacy

21. Frankly, we could write an entire book on Facebook privacy. But in the interest of time, we ll mention the major types of privacy you need to be aware of as a Facebook user.Inter user privacy: Friends with your boss on Facebook? Consider adding him or her to a list. Then you can choose what updates they can view. You may also choose to limit certain lists from viewing posts other people tag you in by visiting the basic privacy Settings.Public p .....

Facebook Apps

22. Built on the social networks Open Graph (a collection of your preferences, likes, interests and activity on Facebook and from around the web), Facebook apps allow you to personalize and enhance your participation on the social network. They can add anything from games (FarmVille) to photo albums to quizzes to music (Spotify). Most of Facebook s apps come from outside developers that use Facebook s API. Many represent strong partnerships and add a .....

Subscribe

23. When enabled, Facebook Subscribe reveals certain features and updates on your Timeline to the public. (Don t worry, you can control what information people see.)The feature is especially useful for celebrities and journalists and other public figures who wish to interact with fans or followers without granting them access to their private profiles. Its similar to Twitter s very public and transparent nature. If a person has enabled Subscribe, you .....

Facebook Mobile

24. Facebook created a mobile app to supplement your desktop browsing. The app presents a scaled down News Feed and simplified Timeline, but still offers a surprising amount of features. You can chat, use Facebook apps, add photos, view activity by list and, of course, post status updates.The major distinguishing feature of Facebook mobile is the check in. While you still have the capability to check in via desktop, mobile users use Facebook s locati .....

How are people using Facebook

25. Since its inception, Facebook has become an integral component of peoples online social presence. For many, Facebook is the only online social network in which they participate, though the level of engagement varies across the user spectrum. From those that check the network periodically throughout the week to those who are almost compulsively active, the core driving force to participation is connection: connecting with colleagues, friends old a .....

Facebook Overview

26. But first, a thumbnail: Facebook is the Internets most widely used social network, with nearly 1 billion people using it to connect with old friends and meet new ones. Its stated mission is to make the world more open and connected by connecting people and facilitating communication between them.People use Facebook to create personal profiles, add other users as Facebook friends and share information with them in myriad ways. How Facebook works c .....

New Facebook Account Set Up

27. The first step in using Facebook is to sign up and get a new Facebook account. Go to www.facebook.com and fill out the Sign Up form on the right. You should give your real first and last name along with your email address and the rest of the form. Click the green sign up button at the bottom when youre done.Facebook will send a message to the email address you provided with a link asking you to confirm your email address.Youll need to do this if .....

How Facebook Timeline Profile Works

28. After signing up for Facebook, skip the next part where it asks to import your email contacts to help build your friend list. You can do that later. First you should fill out your Facebook profile before you start connecting with many friends, so theyll have something to see when you send them a friend request.Facebook calls its profile area your Timeline because it arranges your life in chronological order and displays a running list of your act .....

Find and Connect with Friends on Facebook

29. After filling out your profile, you can start adding friends by sending them a friend request via an internal Facebook message or to their email address if you know it. If they click to accept your friend request, their name and a link to their profile/Timeline page will automatically appear on your list of Facebook friends. Facebook offers various ways to find friends, including a scan of your existing email contact list if you grant access to y .....

Organize your Facebook Friends

30. Once you have a lot of friend connections, its a good idea to organize your Facebook friends into lists, so you can send different types of messages to different groups. TheFacebook friends listfeature is a great way to manage your friends to accomplish that.You can also choose tohide Facebook friendswhose messages you dont really want to see; the hide feature allows you to maintain yourFacebook friendshipwith someone while keeping their messages .....

Ticker Appears on the Right

33. On the right sidebar of the home page is the Ticker, Facebooks name for a different stream of information about your friends. Instead of status updates or posts, the Ticker announces each activity your friends take in real time, such as when someone makes a new friend connection, likes a page or comments on a friends post. .....

Status Updates

36. Status update is what Facebook calls a message that you post via the publishing box that says Whats on your mind? The publishing box (shown in the image above) appears at the top of both your home page and Timeline page. People use status updates to communicate their activities, post links to news stories, share photos and videos, and comment on life in general. .....

Internal Messages

37. Messages are private notes you can send any friend youre connected with on Facebook; theyre viewable only by the person to whom theyre sent and do not go into the news feed or ticker for viewing by your network of friends. Rather, each message goes into the recipients Facebook inbox which functions like a private email address. (Each user is actually assigned a username@facebook.com email address for this private inbox.) By default, messages also .....

Live Chat

38. Chat is Facebooks name for its instant messaging system. You can engage in real time conversation with any of your Facebook friends who happen to be online and signed in at the same time as you are. The Facebook Chat box is on the lower right side of the interface and contains a small green dot next to Chat. Clicking it will open the chat box and show a green dot next to the name of friends who happen to be signed into Facebook at that time.Faceb .....

Control Who Sees What

39. Facebook lets each user control who can see their personal information and each bit of content they post to the network. There are global settings that every user should tweak for their personal privacy comfort level when they first start using Facebook.There are also individual controls through the audience selector button below the publishing box, for example that you can apply to change the viewing permission for posts on a case by case basi .....