How to set up a Facebook account? How to create and manage a profile page, including how to add a profile picture? How to connect with friends and make new ones? How to communicate by messaging, chatting, and posting status updates? How to track what ...

Now that you know that Facebook is a means by which you can connect with people who matter to you, your next question may be, “How?” It’s a good question — such a good question that we spend almost the rest of this blog answering it. But first, ...

The Facebook makers have kept the site fairly simple, which is a major part of its appeal. Naysayers complain that there’s not enough customiz-ing options, but truthfully, most customizing that takes place on personal web pages these days usually ends ...

Social networks have been around for awhile now, and most are focused on connecting friends and colleagues. Bulletin Board Services (BBS) and Usenet groups were examples of early forms of social networks. As the concept evolved, generalized communities, ...

Facebook is a social networking website. To flesh out this definition a bit more, it’s an online community—a place where people can meet and interact; swap photos, videos, and other information; and generally con-nect with friends, family, coworkers, ...