This document provides an overview of social media 101 for Facebook. It defines key Facebook terminology like timeline, newsfeed, pages, tags, chat and messenger. It describes how to create a profile, add friends, like pages, and customize privacy settings for posts and sharing. The document offers tips for controlling content, dealing with unwanted users, and maintaining privacy by reviewing posts, customizing sharing settings, and managing the visibility of one's friend list, photos and profile.

1. EEO social media 101
Carolyn Rose Kick

2. Facebook Vocab
• Timeline/Profile: a chronological compilation of all yourposts,photos,
likes,etc. on Facebook
• Newsfeed:a compilation of postsmade by yourFriends and Pagesyou’ve
liked
• Page:a Profile which represents a public figure, company, or other entity.
You cannot “Friend” a Page,but you can “Like” it to follow its posts
• Tag:an electronic link between yourProfile and another Friend’s postor
photo
• Chat: private messagessentto a specific person/group of people, but not
displayedon yourTimeline
• Messenger:a mobile phone application which allows you to use “Chat” on
yourmobile device

3. Creating a Profile
• All you need is a an email address and birth date to create a
Facebook account
• Add a Profile picture and Cover Photo
• Add informationaboutyour workplace, education,currentcity,
etc.
• Add your interests such as music, TV, movies, etc.

4. The Facebook Navigation Bar
• Your name = your Profile
• “Home” = your Newsfeed
• Friend Requests
• Messages
• Notifications
• PrivacySettings
• Logout

5. Liking Pages/Finding Friends
• Liking Pages customizes your FacebookNewsfeed to your
interests
• You can searchfor Friends based on Hometown, High School,
place of employment, University,etc.
• Posts from “liked” Pages and Friends will appearin your
Newsfeed
• Be careful not to like excessivePages, as this will spam your
Newsfeed
• Spam: unwanted or excessive updates on your newsfeed

6. Timeline
• Your Timeline is a combinationof your profile information,the
posts you’ve made,posts others have madeon your Timeline,
and photos/posts you’ve been tagged in
• You can easily customize what information is displayed on your
Timeline
• You can viewhow your Timeline appearsto other people/the
public

7. Controlling Who Sees Your Posts
• Create “Lists” of Friends organized by family, coworkers,
friends, etc.
• Customize the privacyof eachpost (stop specific individuals
from seeing a specific post)
• Restrict (stop someonefrom seeing any of your posts)

8. Facebook Chat & Messenger App
• A private way to communicatewith peopleon Facebook
• Think of it as texting over Facebook
• How to start a chatmessage
• How to create a group message
• How to go “offline” from Chat
• Blockingpeople from Chat
• How to use FacebookMessenger

9. Dealing With Unwanted Content/Users
• Unfollow (stop seeing someoneelse’s updates)
• Unfriend/Delete
• Block

10. General Privacy Tips
• Never feel obligated to accepta Friend Request
• Be proactive, manageyour privacysettings actively
• Rememberthat everythingon Facebookis customizable, it’s all
under your control!

11. Proactive Facebook Privacy
• Review posts/tags before they’re addedto your Timeline
• Block others from seeing your friend list
• Manage privacysettings for your photos and albums
• Update your Login Notifications
• Remove the searchengine link to your Profile

12. Open Question & Answer