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Social Networking Spaces

From Facebook to Twitter and Everything In Between

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  • What the heck is Facebook?
  • This book answers these questions and explains how to use a variety of social networking sites to keep in touch, stay in business, and have fun.

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. What the Heck is Facebook?

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 25-50
  3. Getting Started with Facebook

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 51-109
  4. Capturing Your Story on Facebook

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 111-145
  5. What the Heck Is Twitter?

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 181-201
  6. Making the Most of Your Tweets

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 203-231
  7. What the Heck Is a Blog?

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 233-250
  8. Designing and Sharing Your Blog

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 251-274
  9. Using Flickr to Share Pictures

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 275-296
  10. Watching and Sharing Video on Youtube

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 297-329
  11. What the Heck Is LinkedIn?

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 331-350
  12. What the Heck Is MySpace?

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 375-395
  13. Meetup: The Original Social Network

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 397-418
  14. What the Heck Is Ning?

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 419-439
  15. Exploring 3D Virtual Worlds: Second Life

    • Todd Kelsey
    Pages 441-466
  16. Back Matter

    Pages 485-509

About this book

What the heck is Facebook? Twitter? Blogging? This book answers these questions and explains how to use a variety of social networking sites to keep in touch, stay in business, and have fun.

This book covers the main social networking “spaces,” and introduces some of the ways people are enjoying them within a family or business context. It includes information on posting pictures, using add-ons, and working with Facebook and LinkedIn groups. It also covers the phenomenon of Twitter, including how it has grown and the road ahead.

This book also covers how you can use the various networks together, such as sending a Twitter message that updates your Facebook status, or exporting your LinkedIn contact list and using it to invite people to Facebook. It also includes discussion of how to use social networks for both personal and business use, and how to keep them separate.

  • How to use Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites for family, friends, and business
  • How to make your sites talk to each other
  • How to make the most of social networking and stay out of trouble

About the author

Todd Kelsey is the founder of Communications for the World, a Chicago-based think tank. An aspiring sunflower farmer and digital archaeologist, he looks forward to hearing from people who want to change the world.

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Buy it now

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eBook USD 19.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 29.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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