A couple of weeks ago, I shared information about how you can easily share web content on Facebook. While that little tool is great for Facebook users, it didn't help those using Twitter and other social networking sites.
Now somebody has developed a plugin for Firefox users that allow them to easily share web content on Facebook, Twitter, My Space, etc. To get the plugin, just go to the link below and click the "Add to Firefox" button.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5000
You'll have to restart Firefox to install the plugin. After you do, you'll notice a new green button in the top right corner of your Firefox window. If you click it, a list will drop down with different social networking sharing options. Just click the one you want.
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What is Facebook?
Facebook is a social networking website. It's a place for folks to gather and chat with each other, play games, and stay informed on news and other stories. Facebook is a competitor of MySpace (one of the first social networking sites created).
Signing up for an account is fast, easy and free. Anybody can join, although it's generally recommended that kids under 13 don't. But having said that, there are plenty of kids under 13 that are on Facebook. If you'd like to sign up for a Facebook account go to www.Facebook.com.
Once you have an account setup, the next step is to find family and friends and add them to your "friends list". This step is necessary if you want to communicate or see what your friends are up to on Facebook. The idea behind this step is to offer some basic privacy. This way only people you list as "friends" can see you stuff on Facebook.
To find friends on Facebook, type their name in the search box. Finding friends on Facebook can be a bit tricky because often times there's several people with the same name. So figuring out which person is the one you really want takes some extra steps sometimes. It's helpful if that person uploaded a photo of themselves (called a "profile photo"). This is the first step to identifying people on Facebook. If there isn't a photo, or there's still some doubt to the person identity, then you can click the "View Friends" link next to the person your interested in. The advantage of this is to see if you know the same people they do, and if you do, chances are this is the person you're looking for.
Adding friends on Facebook is a two-step process. First you have to "add them as your friend" (which in turn sends a message to that person that you want to be friends) ... and they then have to "accept you" as their friend. If they don't accept you (or chose to ignore your request), you won't be ablee to see their Facebook stuff (posts, photos, etc.).
Once you've added friends to facebook (and they've accepted you as their friend), you can view their "friends list" - which can help you find more friends. Some of your friends may suggest more friends for you which you'll see on your home page of Facebook. It doesn't take long to add a bunch of friends on Facebook.
The next step is the social networking part. Anytime your friends write or post something on their wall (i.e., their home page), you will see it. This works in reverse too. Anytime you write or post something on your own wall (or homepage), your friends will see it. So far so good - just you and your friends are seeing each other stuff. However, this is where the privacy thing first starts to get out of control. If you comment on a friends post, not only will they see it, but so will their friends (who many not be on your friends list). Even though people you don't know will see your comments, they still won't have access to your Facebook stuff if they are not on your friends list.
But the basic rule on Facebook is this ... don't write, comment or share anything that you don't want the rest of the world seeing! Although there is some basic privacy on Facebook, you have to conduct yourself as if there is none.
We'll talk more about privacy and danger issues related to Facebook later, but for now, I hope you have a better understanding of what Facebook is and how to get started using it.
Signing up for an account is fast, easy and free. Anybody can join, although it's generally recommended that kids under 13 don't. But having said that, there are plenty of kids under 13 that are on Facebook. If you'd like to sign up for a Facebook account go to www.Facebook.com.
Once you have an account setup, the next step is to find family and friends and add them to your "friends list". This step is necessary if you want to communicate or see what your friends are up to on Facebook. The idea behind this step is to offer some basic privacy. This way only people you list as "friends" can see you stuff on Facebook.
To find friends on Facebook, type their name in the search box. Finding friends on Facebook can be a bit tricky because often times there's several people with the same name. So figuring out which person is the one you really want takes some extra steps sometimes. It's helpful if that person uploaded a photo of themselves (called a "profile photo"). This is the first step to identifying people on Facebook. If there isn't a photo, or there's still some doubt to the person identity, then you can click the "View Friends" link next to the person your interested in. The advantage of this is to see if you know the same people they do, and if you do, chances are this is the person you're looking for.
Adding friends on Facebook is a two-step process. First you have to "add them as your friend" (which in turn sends a message to that person that you want to be friends) ... and they then have to "accept you" as their friend. If they don't accept you (or chose to ignore your request), you won't be ablee to see their Facebook stuff (posts, photos, etc.).
Once you've added friends to facebook (and they've accepted you as their friend), you can view their "friends list" - which can help you find more friends. Some of your friends may suggest more friends for you which you'll see on your home page of Facebook. It doesn't take long to add a bunch of friends on Facebook.
The next step is the social networking part. Anytime your friends write or post something on their wall (i.e., their home page), you will see it. This works in reverse too. Anytime you write or post something on your own wall (or homepage), your friends will see it. So far so good - just you and your friends are seeing each other stuff. However, this is where the privacy thing first starts to get out of control. If you comment on a friends post, not only will they see it, but so will their friends (who many not be on your friends list). Even though people you don't know will see your comments, they still won't have access to your Facebook stuff if they are not on your friends list.
But the basic rule on Facebook is this ... don't write, comment or share anything that you don't want the rest of the world seeing! Although there is some basic privacy on Facebook, you have to conduct yourself as if there is none.
We'll talk more about privacy and danger issues related to Facebook later, but for now, I hope you have a better understanding of what Facebook is and how to get started using it.
Understanding Facebook
When Facebook first launched, I signed up for an account under the advice I was getting from a business mentor at the time. Social networking sites (like Facebook) are good business tools for various reasons. But after signing up for the account, I hardly ever touched it. Social networking was not my thing (and in many ways, still isn't).
Then one day, a friend told me about a game on Facebook and I decided to check it out because it was different ... and next thing I know, I'm really liking this game. And while I was quickly becoming addicted to this game, I noticed that a lot more of my old friends I hadn't seen in a while were on Facebook and we started reconnecting. Next thing I know, I'm hooked on Facebook and found myself visiting it everyday.
Yesterday I helped a 90-year old grandpa get started on Facebook so that he could surprise his grandkids. How cool is that? This gentleman had heard that his grandkids were on Facebook (often abbreviated, FB) ... he wanted to surprise them by showing up there himself. And what a surprise it was. Within minutes of setting up the account, he had made friends with his grandkids and was the talk of the town (so to speak). His grandkids spent the rest of the day bragging how proud they were of their grandpa being on Facebook and finding them!
I get a lot of questions from clients about Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.
These are all social networking sites (and there are many more), where folks can congregate on the internet to chat, play games, read news and other interesting stories, etc. Many of the questions I get deal with the dangers of using such sites and the folks asking are concerned about their kids and grandkids. Naturally they want to protect them from internet dangers and so want to know more about how these sites work and what kind of dangers exist with them.
While the games and friends played a role in my getting more involved in Facebook, one of the primary reasons was so I could better answer these questions. Those who really know me, know that I'm not comfortable disclosing information about myself and prefer to stay under the radar. With Facebook, this is nearly impossible. But in an effort to better serve my clients, I decided to put myself out on that limb in order to better understand the flow of information on Facebook.
So I will be posting several different articles on this blog about Facebook. I hope that these articles will help answer all of your questions from "getting started" to "knowing the dangers". Anytime you want to know something about Facebook, you can type "Facebook" in the search box above the posts and click the "Search this blog" button. Every post I've written about Facebook will show up on the page.
So let's begin by talking about what Facebook is. Click here to learn more.
Then one day, a friend told me about a game on Facebook and I decided to check it out because it was different ... and next thing I know, I'm really liking this game. And while I was quickly becoming addicted to this game, I noticed that a lot more of my old friends I hadn't seen in a while were on Facebook and we started reconnecting. Next thing I know, I'm hooked on Facebook and found myself visiting it everyday.
Yesterday I helped a 90-year old grandpa get started on Facebook so that he could surprise his grandkids. How cool is that? This gentleman had heard that his grandkids were on Facebook (often abbreviated, FB) ... he wanted to surprise them by showing up there himself. And what a surprise it was. Within minutes of setting up the account, he had made friends with his grandkids and was the talk of the town (so to speak). His grandkids spent the rest of the day bragging how proud they were of their grandpa being on Facebook and finding them!
I get a lot of questions from clients about Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.
These are all social networking sites (and there are many more), where folks can congregate on the internet to chat, play games, read news and other interesting stories, etc. Many of the questions I get deal with the dangers of using such sites and the folks asking are concerned about their kids and grandkids. Naturally they want to protect them from internet dangers and so want to know more about how these sites work and what kind of dangers exist with them.
While the games and friends played a role in my getting more involved in Facebook, one of the primary reasons was so I could better answer these questions. Those who really know me, know that I'm not comfortable disclosing information about myself and prefer to stay under the radar. With Facebook, this is nearly impossible. But in an effort to better serve my clients, I decided to put myself out on that limb in order to better understand the flow of information on Facebook.
So I will be posting several different articles on this blog about Facebook. I hope that these articles will help answer all of your questions from "getting started" to "knowing the dangers". Anytime you want to know something about Facebook, you can type "Facebook" in the search box above the posts and click the "Search this blog" button. Every post I've written about Facebook will show up on the page.
So let's begin by talking about what Facebook is. Click here to learn more.
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