Facebook 101
Grandma’s scrapbook will never be the same...
By Nick Armstrong - @ImNickArmstrong
http://www.IAmNickArmstrong.com

What Is Facebook?
Personal Profile
Friends
Wall, Status, Pictures
Groups, Pages, Events
Notes, Applications
Pokes

Why Use Facebook?
Facebook is the most
popular social network
For both Personal and
Business use
Easily share pictures,
videos, and notes
Easy integration with
other social media tools

Sign Up
Create a personal
profile using the form
on Facebook.com
You can also create a
page for your business
here - click on that
link, you will not need a
profile.

Privacy
Safest: set everything
to “Friends Only”
Set up Friend Lists
and revoke privileges
as needed
Set Privacy settings
now, before they
become an issue

Privacy - Part 2
Any application your
friends add can also
see your information
Revoke application
privileges before you
add friends

Privacy - Let’s Do It Now
Click on Settings -> Privacy Settings.
Click through each of Profile,
Search, News Feed and Wall, and
Applications, turning the settings to
“Friends Only”.
Uncheck any option that you don’t
understand.
You can also block people here - if
you block someone, you disappear
to them entirely.
Make sure you block them first!

Finding Friends
5,000 friend limit.
Use the Friends menu to
invite or find new friends.
Only friend people you
know in person.
It’s considered rude to
friend people you barely
know.

Adding Friends to Lists
Use the Friends page to
create a new list.
Enter the names of people
you want to add to the list and
click on them to add.
Some lists are automatically
created for you.
No one can see which list
you’ve added them to, but can
probably guess.

Personal Profile
Add a personal picture - try to
stay consistent or at least
recognizable.
Post your first status update.
Add as much info as you can.
Add any e-mail address you
might use or have ever used.
Edit quickly by using the pen
buttons.

The Wall
The Wall can accept photos, links, videos,
events, and application-specific items
(Flair, etc.)
A wall post with no extra content becomes a
“status update”.
Liking and commenting are key to building
good community.
You can delete wall posts, comments and
clear your status easily!
It’s not considered rude to “like” a negative
status update.
Hide updates you don’t want.

Photos and Albums
Create a new photo album,
then use Facebook’s uploader
It is considered rude to tag
to upload pictures.
someone in a photo they might
find objectionable.
Tag your friends.
Photos appear in the public
Share to non-Facebook
timeline.
friends with public link at
bottom of page.

Groups
Groups allow you to interact with people you are not
friends with.
Anyone can create a group - for free.
Groups can send messages.

Events
Anyone can create an
event - for free.
You RSVP - this can be
seen by organizers and
others.
RSVPs appear in the
public timeline.

Pages
Fan pages.
Pages have updates.
Pages count as “friends”
and toward your 5,000
friend limit.
You can restrict what
Pages can see about you
by adding them to lists.

Credits
All images used with Creative Commons
Licensing. Thanks goes to:
This presentation is licensed
under Creative Commons
“Facebook” Scott Beale / Laughing Squid - http://
laughingsquid.com/
“Facebook Model” Bryan Veloso - http://
www.flickr.com/photos/avalonstar/104526583/
“Halloween Parade 2007” LarimdaMe - http://
www.flickr.com/photos/larimdame/2055808110/
“The Key is a Question of Control” Luna Di Rimmel -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunadirimmel/
2574800579/
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