Things 16-17 - Join Facebook, add Facebook friends
Friday, November 28th, 2008(many thanks to Kathryn G. whose 2007 blog was shamelessly ripped off to create this one!)
Thing 16: Join Facebook and add a profile
Why? Over 100 million people are there. Find out what it is about.
Thing 17: Add at least 3 friends and join a Facebook Group
Why? To understand how a social network works
GETTING STARTED
There is a good 10 minute overview of the history of Facebook and the basics on Youtube.
Alternatively, Kathryn made a 4 minute screencast for this exercise in last year’s “23 Things”. It is very pacy, so she suggests you first watch it all the way through. Then play it, pause it, do the bit just described, play a bit more, do that bit etc. Note that there have been a number of changes to Facebook since last year so this wont be exactly as you see it today.
The screencast shows you how to do more things than the exercises require. Those that are part of the exercises are marked with a * .
- * Join
- * Create a profile
- * Search for a friend
- * Add a friend
- * Look at a friend’s friends to find friends
- * Accept friendship
- * View a friend’s’ profile
- *Join a Facebook group
- Write on a friend’s wall
- Add a Facebook Application
IF YOU WANT MORE:
Write on a friend’s wall or Add a Facebook Application.
