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Chapter 2. What the Heck Is Facebook?

In This Chapter:

Introduction: Gives some general background on what Facebook is and a few things that it does.
Understanding Facebook: Provides a visual tour and some brief explanations of some of the common things that people enjoy doing in Facebook.
Facebook applications: Introduces Facebook applications, which are free programs you can install on Facebook to try new things.

Introduction

This chapter is meant to be a friendly visual tour, introducing you to some of the features of Facebook. ...

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