Includes index

The basics. General questions -- Facebook. Filling in the details ; Finding friends ; Home ; Bookmarks ; Timeline ; Photos ; Video ; Privacy ; Facebook mobile ; Account settings ; Facebook for business -- Twitter. Getting started ; Adjust your settings ; Tweeting ; Following ; Going mobile ; Twitter for business -- Tumblr. Take a tumblr ; Customize it ; Blogging ; Become a follower ; Preferences ; Mobile -- LinkedIn. Getting started ; Portrait of a professional ; Get connected ; Get recommended ; Find a job ; News ; Mobile -- Google+. Sign me up ; Make yourself at home ; Creating your profile ; The circle game ; Navigating the stream ; Settings ; Hanging out ; Photos ; Pages ; Games ; Google+ mobile -- Peripherals. Events ; Entertainment ; Shopping ; Photos ; Video sharing ; Books ; Bookmarking ; Content aggregators

In less than a decade, social media has changed the way millions of people keep in touch with friends, read the news and share interests. Not engaging in these new types online social messaging can really keep a person out of the loop. The rough guide to social media for beginners covers business, leisure and everything in between. The book focuses on the two most popular and personal forms of social media : Facebook and Twitter. The guide walks readers through setup and maintenance and provides them with the skills needed to make pages lively and relevant to the people they know or work with, as well as the people they're about to meet

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SOCIAL, NEW