- ISBN13: 9781933747064
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Make your face royalty on Facebook. Get insanely popular. Buzz a band or book. Zoom a political career or film. Secure privacy in every area. With over 30 million users Facebook is one of the world’s largest social networking sites and it has been making major changes. Are you wondering about all those new Facebook applications? Feel lost and overwhelmed? Concerned about privacy? Don’t be! “Facebook Fanatic” is a guide on all areas of Facebook. Dominate it instead o… More >>
Facebook Fanatic: Explode Your Popularity, Secure Your Privacy and Buzz Your Band on Facebook
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2 Comments
April 24th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
I’m afraid this book was probably an early brain dump by the authors, back when Facebook was still new. You’re probably better off just getting an account on FB and trying it out. The layout of the book is a bit clunky–it’s set up like a how to, but seriously, you should easily be able to figure out how to set up an account or how to install apps, how to set up a group, join a group, etc. I just didn’t find it all that helpful.
Rating: 3 / 5
April 24th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
I wanted to learn about Facebook in particular and social networks in general, so I did what usually do – picked up a bunch of books on the subject.
With a cover pitch of “Explode Your Popularity, Buzz Your Band and Secure Your Privacy on Facebook” and a photo of what appears to be a young teen girl on the cover, I didn’t think “Facebook Fanatic” had much to offer.
Wrong.
The book is clearly written by someone trying to appeal to teens. Far too much of the book is given to “protecting your privacy”. The appeal to teen fantasies of being discovered by record labels and such appear throughout the book. Not really an irritant – more humorous than anything else. “Getting signed with a label is easier said than done. . . . Never fear. Facebook and what it is doing for bands is huge.”
However once it gets into the mechanics of using Facebook, the book is loaded with tips and techniques. Some of them are outmoded, of course, because of changes to the Facebook User Interface, but the concepts are still useful.
The chapters on promoting a band, a film, a book or a politician are surprisingly thorough and well done. While I am sure you could find all these tips and tricks online, the editors of “Facebook Fanatic” have done the job for you – and done it pretty well.
Overall, for the person wanting to become familiar with the features Facebook has to offer without expending significant effort, “Facebook Fanatic” is a not only a good place to start, but it may be the only resource you need.
Jerry
Rating: 5 / 5