Chapter 2
Adding Your Face
IN THIS CHAPTER
Signing up and getting started
Getting confirmed and managing emails
Finding friends
Adding information about yourself
Chapter 1 covers why you might want to join Facebook. In this chapter, you find out how to sign up for Facebook and begin using the site. Keep a few things in mind when you sign up. First, Facebook is exponentially more useful and more fun when you start adding friends. Without friends, it can feel kind of dull. Second, your friends may take a few days to respond to your friend requests, so be patient. Even if your first time on Facebook isn’t as exciting as you'd hoped, try again over the following weeks. Third, you can have only one personal account on Facebook. Facebook links accounts to email addresses or mobile numbers, and your email address (or number) can be linked to only one account. This system enforces a world where people are who they say they are on Facebook.
Signing Up for Facebook
Officially, all you need to join Facebook is a valid email address or valid mobile number. When we say valid email, we mean ...
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