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Facebook for GrownUps: Use Facebook to Reconnect with Old Friends, Family, and CoWorkers
Facebook started out as a social network for high school and college kids. But now grown-ups like you are getting connected, too — even if you use Facebook much differently than your kids do. If you’re a grown-up looking to join the Facebook bandwagon, Facebook for Grown-Ups is just the guide you need. You’ll learn how to use Facebook to reconnect with old friends and family members and keep them up-to-date on what’s happening in your life. Facebook for Grown-Ups shows you how to open a Facebook account, find new friends, post status updates, and share family photos and videos. You’ll learn how to become a fan of your favorite performers, join a business network, and create your own topic-specific groups. And if you’re worried about privacy, Facebook for Grown-Ups shows you how to keep your personal information from becoming public knowledge. You’ll even learn how to keep track of what your kids are doing on Facebook — without them knowing it. This revised and updated edition shows you how to best use Facebook's new Timeline profile page. You'll learn how to customize your Timeline, edit and highlight events, and add your own personal cover image.
- GenresNonfiction
336 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 2010
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May 12, 2011
The large print is one of the first things I noticed about this book and it led me to question, since this was called 'Grown-Ups' that my nearly fifty year old eyes must be failing as well as those this book is targeted at. But my eyes are not that bad for reading. Driving is another story.
Having some ideas about the publishing trade, such a tactic seems driven to also increase the size of a book, and as I looked at Mr. Miller's work I was struck that there was a great deal of padding. That this book really should be smaller, thinner than it turned out. That the many step by step examples were constructed often to increase the thickness of this book. And then that often those same examples, needed more diagrams, and then the explanation of what decisions you can take mean.
I have been a Facebook User for several years, so nothing that Mr. Miller revealed was new to me. That gives me a very good basis to see if he communicated whether an existing feature in FB (And they have changed some items since he wrote the material, even as he pointed out about the Privacy and Security areas) can be adopted by his readers.
Were I to give this to my mother, an even older generation of Grown-Up or my wife, they both would find it useful, were they to go through the material. I think that this book suffers from the narrative for sometimes Mr. Miller is quite helpful, guiding a new user with insight on a part of Facebook that a novice will readily want to use. Other times, he glosses over parts that a new user should be adding.
Where the biggest failing is, because of the folksy way the book has at times, is that there is no overall step-by-step guide. There are sections, for signing-up, for privacy settings, for uploading your pictures (though tagging them comes later? That should have occurred in the same place.) What there should have been, IMHO was an overall step-by-step instruction. Tell the reader about Facebook (FB) and then after all that, point out that here on your first day of use, you want to be ready to do the following things; sign-up, upload a few photos, find a few family members, friends, groups.
Without that, a new user, of a certain age, often gives up and still can not understand how FB is useful. With this book, if they are able to have the patience in their interaction with FB and thumb back and forth from chapter to chapter, they may indeed become experts. That extra star would have been awarded if Mr. Miller had added that one bit. For I believe the target market are just such people, first-time users who want to go to the site and do the things that get them immersed in it. Five to ten things to do in an uber step-by-step guide would have aided that process.
Having some ideas about the publishing trade, such a tactic seems driven to also increase the size of a book, and as I looked at Mr. Miller's work I was struck that there was a great deal of padding. That this book really should be smaller, thinner than it turned out. That the many step by step examples were constructed often to increase the thickness of this book. And then that often those same examples, needed more diagrams, and then the explanation of what decisions you can take mean.
I have been a Facebook User for several years, so nothing that Mr. Miller revealed was new to me. That gives me a very good basis to see if he communicated whether an existing feature in FB (And they have changed some items since he wrote the material, even as he pointed out about the Privacy and Security areas) can be adopted by his readers.
Were I to give this to my mother, an even older generation of Grown-Up or my wife, they both would find it useful, were they to go through the material. I think that this book suffers from the narrative for sometimes Mr. Miller is quite helpful, guiding a new user with insight on a part of Facebook that a novice will readily want to use. Other times, he glosses over parts that a new user should be adding.
Where the biggest failing is, because of the folksy way the book has at times, is that there is no overall step-by-step guide. There are sections, for signing-up, for privacy settings, for uploading your pictures (though tagging them comes later? That should have occurred in the same place.) What there should have been, IMHO was an overall step-by-step instruction. Tell the reader about Facebook (FB) and then after all that, point out that here on your first day of use, you want to be ready to do the following things; sign-up, upload a few photos, find a few family members, friends, groups.
Without that, a new user, of a certain age, often gives up and still can not understand how FB is useful. With this book, if they are able to have the patience in their interaction with FB and thumb back and forth from chapter to chapter, they may indeed become experts. That extra star would have been awarded if Mr. Miller had added that one bit. For I believe the target market are just such people, first-time users who want to go to the site and do the things that get them immersed in it. Five to ten things to do in an uber step-by-step guide would have aided that process.
February 22, 2012
If like me you've seen other people hooked online chatting with their friends or playing 'Farmville' on Facebook or if you just saw the film 'Social Network' and wondered what all the fuss is, this book is a good primer for you.
Part 1 is an introduction and steps on how to set up an account. Most of this is pretty easy and straight forward. They introduce what social networking is. They tell you basic do's and don'ts. Do post frequently but not too often, Do update your account, Do watch your spelling and language. Don't post adult material, Don't be a troll, Don't post anything that you wouldn't want the whole world (or your mother to see).
There is a short chapter on finding your friends family and acquaintances. How to use the search features. How to fill out your profile properly so that people can find you.
Chapter 3 teaches how to navigate within face book. How to post things on your wall. How to set up a news feed. How to organize things, how to use the toolbars, etc. How to search. How to logout and secure your personal information.
Part 2 shows how to keep in touch with the friends you have. How to hide from friends you don't like. How to monitor your kids FB activity. How to set up photo albums and such. How to send and receive messages and Communications.
Part 3 goes further into connecting with friends. What is OK to share and what should be really really left out. How to set up Chat. How to send `private' (nothing online is REALLY private) messages.
Part 4 takes sharing to the next level. There are instructions on sharing photo albums, Videos, Events, and other cool things. The good thing is you don't have to be technical at all just follow their examples.
Part 5 shares the good stuff. How to become a fan. How to setup your business contacts. How to join like minded groups and best of all Games! Become addicted to Farmville and family feud.
Part 6 goes into deep detail about how to keep your information private and basic housekeeping chores. Best of all it shows you how to leave Facebook when you finally admit to yourself you are addicted and haven't seen the sun or moon in months.
Part 1 is an introduction and steps on how to set up an account. Most of this is pretty easy and straight forward. They introduce what social networking is. They tell you basic do's and don'ts. Do post frequently but not too often, Do update your account, Do watch your spelling and language. Don't post adult material, Don't be a troll, Don't post anything that you wouldn't want the whole world (or your mother to see).
There is a short chapter on finding your friends family and acquaintances. How to use the search features. How to fill out your profile properly so that people can find you.
Chapter 3 teaches how to navigate within face book. How to post things on your wall. How to set up a news feed. How to organize things, how to use the toolbars, etc. How to search. How to logout and secure your personal information.
Part 2 shows how to keep in touch with the friends you have. How to hide from friends you don't like. How to monitor your kids FB activity. How to set up photo albums and such. How to send and receive messages and Communications.
Part 3 goes further into connecting with friends. What is OK to share and what should be really really left out. How to set up Chat. How to send `private' (nothing online is REALLY private) messages.
Part 4 takes sharing to the next level. There are instructions on sharing photo albums, Videos, Events, and other cool things. The good thing is you don't have to be technical at all just follow their examples.
Part 5 shares the good stuff. How to become a fan. How to setup your business contacts. How to join like minded groups and best of all Games! Become addicted to Farmville and family feud.
Part 6 goes into deep detail about how to keep your information private and basic housekeeping chores. Best of all it shows you how to leave Facebook when you finally admit to yourself you are addicted and haven't seen the sun or moon in months.
March 4, 2012
The book is well organized and easy to read. I now have a better understanding of what Facebook can and can not do. I use multiple gadgets to view Facebook. The instructions/steps relate most to a full browsers display. So now I know that there are limitations when using my kindle or iPhone but the book explains well the steps to follow if your working with a full browser. Now I feel a little smarter regarding what Facebook is and how to use it.
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May 27, 2011I still don't understand this newfangled facebook business.
July 27, 2011
Excellent resource for the FB Novice, but already out of date given the recent changes in FB. I did learn some new stuff, specifically about loading a video, and also about selling on FB.
February 27, 2013
Facebook for Grown-Ups by Michael Miller
The title is truth in advertising, and the book was very helpful.
The title is truth in advertising, and the book was very helpful.
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