
Product Description
Facebook's popularity is skyrocketing, drawing  more than 400 million people to this combination online village green,  personal website creator, and souped-up address book. But one thing you  won't get when signing up is a printed manual. Enter Facebook: The  Missing Manual, Second Edition - the witty, authoritative guide you  need, now revised and updated to include all of Facebook's latest  features.
Coverage includes:
   * Getting started,  getting connected. Signing up is easy, but the real payoff comes when  you tap into networks of coworkers, classmates, and friends. This book  explains it all-including how to pick and choose who gets to see what,  and how to steer clear of people you want to avoid.
   * Adding  applications. Ranging from silly (fortune cookies and video games) to  serious (goal tracking), thousands of mini-programs can transform your  Facebook account into an addictive, one-stop resource. Learn how to find  and install your favorites.
   * Facebook for grownups and  businesspeople. Facebook isn't just for Junior anymore. Thousands of  companies and business professionals use the site for everything from  project collaboration and advertising to filling (and finding) jobs.  This book is written for adults of all ages.
   * Protecting your  privacy. Creeps are everywhere online, but on Facebook you can feel  especially exposed with so much personal info on display. This book  offers an easy-to-follow, multi-pronged approach to staying safe.
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.
Product Details
    * Paperback: 272 pages
   * Publisher: Pogue Press; 2 edition  (April 13, 2010)
   * Language: English
   * ISBN-10: 144938014X
    * ISBN-13: 978-1449380144