This document provides an overview of Facebook including: 1. Facebook would be the 3rd largest country in the world by population, after China and India. 2. Facebook was launched in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and others from their Harvard dorm room. 3. Facebook's highly anticipated IPO in the spring of 2012 was expected to raise $5 billion.

1. OLLI Brown Bag Lunch
February 6, 2012

2. According to the Facebook site:
“Facebook is a social utility that helps people
communicate more efficiently with their friends, family
and coworkers. The company develops technologies that
facilitate the sharing of information ….”

3. If Facebook were a country, it would be the ______
largest country in the world.
1. China: 1,330,141,295
2. India: 1,173,108,018
3. Facebook: 845,000,000 active users
4. United States: 310,232,863

4. When was Facebook launched?
a) April, 1994
b) September, 1984
c) February, 2004
d) November, 1991

5. Mark Zuckerberg , Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and
Eduardo Saverin launch Facebook from their college
dorm room. What college were they attending?
a) Harvard
b) MIT
c) Stanford
d) Yale

6. Facebook has been in the headlines recently. Why?
For their IPO expected in the spring that is rumored to raise
between $5,000,000,000

7. 1 of every 10 people on earth are on Facebook
50% of the active users log on to Facebook on any
given day
Average user has 130 friends and likes 80 pages
Over 250,000,000 photos uploaded every day
80% of Facebook users are outside of the US

9. Go to Facebook homepage: www.facebook.com
1. Fill in the information requested
2. Click on the sign-up button
3. Go to email to confirm process

10. Facebook will ask to add friends from your email
account. Skip this step.
Fill in profile information
Facebook will suggest potential friends.

11. Click on “Upload a Photo”
Click on “Browse” to find on your computer

12. Click your name to access your profile
Click “Edit Profile”

13. Fill in and select privacy settings for basic information
Set how/if to display birthday

14. Fill in additional profile information by clicking on
desired category on the left
Fill in categories and set privacy
Save changes and then click “Home”

15. Notification
Area Search Navigation Bar
Status Box
Conversation
Stream

16. Messages
Friend
Requests Notifications

17. Enter friend’s name in search box
Select correct friend and click “Add as Friend”

18. Click “Find Friends” on Navigation Bar

19. Type “OLLI at University” in search box at top of page
Click on OLLI at UC in the drop-down box
Click “Like” button on top of OLLI page

20. Start typing your interest in the search box

21. Click “Add as Friend” to accept

22. Click “Find Friends”
Then “Manage Friends List”

23. Type name in search box and select name from list
Click “Subscribed” on friend’s profile page

24. Control who sees your friends’ list

25. What is a “friend list?”
A way to organize all of your friends
Filter view in stream of posts
Control who sees updates

26. Move cursor to “Lists” and click “More”
Select “Create a List”
Enter name and hit “Create”

27. “Add friends”
Select friends from list

28. Top News: Facebook selections from your friends
Most Recent: All recent posts

29. Select from Lists at left of home page

30. Post your own message
Control who will see the message

31. Share your photos
Click on “Add Photo/Video” and then “Upload Photos”
“Choose File” from your computer
Add comment in place provided
Click “Post”

32. Leave a comment on a friend’s post

33. “Like” – leave positive feedback without a comment

34. Click in upper left corner of message area
Select appropriate option

35. A private message from one friend to another

36. Click “Messages” on left on screen
Click on message header to reply
Type response and hit “Reply”

37. Messages sent to you be Facebook

38. Facebook gives you control over additional aspects of
your privacy
To get to privacy settings click “Privacy Settings” under
“Home”

39. “Control Your Default Privacy”

40. “How You Connect” – Control how you connect with
people you know

41. “How Tags Work” – Control what happens when
friends tag you or your content

42. Apps and Websites – Control what gets shared by apps,
games, and websites

43. Edit your basic account preferences
Select “Account Settings” under “Home”

44. A collection of the photos, stories, and experiences
that tell your story

45. Select “Help” under “Home”