Chapter 9
Just between You and Me: Facebook Messenger
IN THIS CHAPTER
Realizing how Facebook’s messaging system differ from other systems
Discovering how to send messages to friends
Chatting with friends instantly
Chances are that you communicate with other people online. You may use email or an instant messaging program such as iMessage or Skype. If you have a smartphone, you probably check email and text messages on it as well. Facebook Messenger has similar functionality and integrates into all these programs. In other words, messaging on Facebook stitches together email, texting, group chats, instant messaging, and video calling with a Facebook twist.
One special component of Messenger as opposed to other systems is that you no longer have to remember email addresses, screen names, or handles. You just have to remember people’s names. The other benefit is that your entire contact history with specific people is saved in one place. This is a mirror of real life, where we usually sort our conversations with people not into topics but by who we were talking to. You might text a friend to ask if he wants to meet up for lunch, then speak on the phone to coordinate a time and place, ...
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