Facebook For Dummies, 7th Edition

Chapter 18

Ten Frequently Asked Questions

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bringing back the old Facebook

Convincing your friends to join Facebook

Setting up Facebook to ensure your privacy

Having worked for Facebook and on this book for several years, we know a lot about the specific complications, confusions, and pain-points people come across while using Facebook. At dinner parties, group functions, family events, or even walking across the street wearing a Facebook hoodie, someone always has a suggestion or a question about how to use the site. It's understandable. Facebook is a complex and powerful tool with a ton of social nuances, many of which have yet to be standardized. There are a lot of different features, and Facebook changes a lot. Each year, Facebook modifies parts of the site, redesigns how certain pages look and feel, and adds features. To keep up on what’s happening with Facebook, you can like the official Facebook Page, found at www.facebook.com/facebook, and you’ll get updates straight from the horse’s mouth.

What follows are the questions I hear most often from friends and family (and the occasional message from a stranger who really needs help), often with strain in their voices ...