Chapter 10
Getting Social with Facebook and Google+
In This Chapter
Getting started with Facebook
Making your own Facebook page look just right
Making amazing numbers of Facebook friends
Staying in touch with all your Facebook friends
Google+ gets started
A social networking site lets you easily create an online profile about yourself and browse the online profiles of other people. You can add basic information about yourself, photographs, and announcements to your personal profile. You can also use social networking sites to communicate with friends, organize events, create groups, and meet new people.
Facebook Isn’t the Only Social Network
Social networking sites have become hugely popular with all kinds of people. Facebook (facebook.com) was started for college students and expanded to teenagers in general. But Facebook has now attracted a large and diverse user base of more than 700 million people. And the percentage of older people using social networks has increased significantly. ...
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