A

• Acquaintances list (Facebook), 146
• Acquaintances privacy setting (Facebook), 117
• Ad Settings (Facebook), 121
• admin (administrator) (Facebook groups), 183
• Ads (Facebook), 119
• Advertisers you've interacted with (Facebook), 121
• AMA (Ask Me Anything) (slang expression), 82
• Amazon
  • Amazon OS, 13
  • Amazon Prime Video, 71
  • Android App Store, 13
  • Fire Tablets, 13
  • Fire TV Sticks, 30
  • as source of devices, 19

• #americanidol hashtag (Twitter), 255

• Android phone, photo of, 16
• animation, via GIFs in Twitter, 232–233
• antenna, in network connections, 34
• app
  • defined, 12
  • mini versions of on smartphones, 16
• Apple
  • App Store, 12, 266, 303
  • Apple Store as source of devices, 19
  • factory-refurbished equipment, 19
• Apps and Websites (Facebook), 122

• @ (at) replies (Twitter), 219, 220, 255

• attachments, cautions in opening, 39

• #avgeek hashtag (Instagram), 305

B

• backward-compatible wireless format, 33
• BAE (Before Anything Else) (slang expression), 82
• Best Buy, as source of devices, 19
• Bing (Microsoft), 244–246
• Birthdays (Facebook), 124–125
• bitly.com, 77, 78–82
• Bitmarklet, 80
• Blocking (Facebook), 123
• blog, as shortened version of web-log, 67

• #blogchat (Twitter), 254

• Blogspot, 67
• blue badge (verified)
  • Instagram, 277
  • Twitter, 256
• Bluetooth, keyboard, 17
• Boomerang mode (Instagram), 294
• broadband connection
  • choosing, 29–30
  • as one of two basic types of connections, 25
  • quality of different types of, 26
  • types of, 27
• browser
  • defined, 12, 20
  • selection of, 20–22
  • shortcuts in, 22–23

C

• cable Internet connection, 26, 27
• Captcha codes, 53
• captions
  • Facebook, 161
  • Instagram, 289

• #caturday hashtag (Instagram), 305

• central processing unit (CPU) (a.k.a. chip)
  • defined, 17
  • recommended speed of, 17

• #CES hashtag (Twitter), 252

• Charlie Bit My Finger Again (YouTube movie), 85, 86
• Chat (Facebook), 125, 150
• Cheat Sheet, 6
• Chromebook, 13
• Clarendon filter (Instagram), 288
• Close Friends list (Facebook), 145
• Closed (Facebook group), 177
• Coffee Bean and Tea Life, using Wi-Fi at, 28
• Collier, Marsha (author)
  • blog, 6
  • Blogspot, 67
  • book Twitter ID, 212
  • closed Facebook group for readers, 179
  • daughter's LinkedIn Profile, 65
  • daughter's Rat Pack radio on Pandora, 70
  • eBay For Seniors For Dummies, 7
  • emoji personal favorites, 242
  • example of Photobomb, 83
  • Facebook “Fan” Page, 60, 61, 175
  • Facebook Profile page, 60, 61
  • list of businesses that give customer help on Twitter, 257
  • Pinterest Board, 89
  • search for Google Photos, 69
  • Twitter ID, 210
  • Twitter page, 21, 22
  • Twitter Profile page, 62
  • YouTube channel, 66
• comments
  • on photos and video in Instagram, 307–308
  • responding to in Instagram, 308–310
• community action, on Facebook, 173–174
• Contacts Syncing (Instagram), 275
• Contour Mouse (Contour Design), 18
• Costco, as source of devices, 19
• CPU (central processing unit) (a.k.a. chip)
  • defined, 17
  • recommended speed of, 17
• Creative Commons, 75–76

• #custserv hashtag (Twitter), 253, 254

• Custom privacy setting (Facebook), 104, 117
• customer service issues, solving of online with Twitter, 257

• #cute hashtag (Instagram), 305

• cyberspace, as slang for Internet, 59

D

• Dell, factory-refurbished equipment, 19
• desktop computers, 12
• dial-up ISP, 26
• Dickman, Susan (author's daughter)
  • LinkedIn profile, 65
  • Rat Pack radio on Pandora, 70
• digital cable Internet connection, 27
• DM (Direct Message)
  • defined, 206, 208–209, 220
  • not able to receive on desktop in Instagram, 266
  • receipt of in Twitter, 207
  • sending on Twitter, 208–209, 210
  • as slang expression, 82

• #dogsofinstagram hashtag (Instagram), 305

• domain address, defined, 41
• DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connection, 25, 26, 27
• DSL Reports, 26, 27

E

• #earthquake hashtag (Twitter), 253

• EarthLink ISP, 26
• eBay For Seniors For Dummies (Collier), 7
• Edge browser, 21, 22
• Edge browser (Microsoft), 21, 22, 23
• editing tools (Instagram), 288
• Edmunds Chris (podcaster), 74, 75

• 802.11g format, 34
• 802.11n format, 34
• 802.acn format (Gigabit or 5G Wi-Fi), 34

• ELI5 (Explain Like I'm 5) (slang expression), 82
• email
  • address, 41, 42
  • caution in clicking links and opening attachments in, 39
  • choosing web-based email provider, 44–48
  • composing and sending, 55–57
  • domain address, 41
  • places to get email service, 43–44
  • web-based email services, 43–44
• Email Notifications (Twitter), 206
• emoji
  • defined, 239, 303
  • enhancing tweets with, 239–244
  • as looking different in different programs, 239–240
  • most popular ones used on Twitter, 241–242
  • questioning ones you can't figure out, 240
• encryption, WPA encryption, 35
• Epic (slang expression), 82
• equipment
  • factory-refurbished models, 19–20
  • knowing what options to look for, 16–18
  • to match your needs, 12–16
  • shopping for, 19–20
  • tech-lite economical solutions, 13
  • used, 19
• Ethernet, as type of home network, 29
• Ethernet adapter, 31
• Ethernet cable, 31, 32, 36
• etiquette, for sharing what you find online, 74–76
• Events (Facebook)
  • checking on, 125
  • creating event invitation, 185–186
  • for finding favorite things, 176
  • review upcoming events and birthdays, 186–187
• events, live-tweeting of, 228–229

F

• Face Recognition (Facebook), 121–122
• Facebook
  • Acquaintances list, 146
  • Acquaintances privacy setting, 117
  • active users on, 60
  • Ad Settings, 121
  • adding life events to timeline, 132–133
  • adding photo to timeline, 132
  • adding your personal information, 103–104
  • admin (administrator), 183
  • Ads, 119
  • Advertisers you've interacted with, 121
  • Apps and Websites, 122
  • benefit of over Twitter, 60
  • Birthdays, 124–125
  • Blocking, 123
  • broadcasting live video on, 169–171
  • captions, 161
  • Chat, 125, 150
  • chatting with friends, 150–151
  • Close Friends list, 145
  • Closed group, 177
  • commenting on friend's status, 152
  • communicating with group members, 183–185
  • community action on, 173–174
  • confirming you are you, 104–105
  • connecting with friends and family, 135–153
  • creating event invitation, 185–186
  • creating photo album, 159–162
  • deleting photos, 167–168
  • deleting status update or other post, 131–132
  • editing your timeline later, 111
  • Events, 125, 176, 185–187
  • Face Recognition, 121–122
  • filling out other profile information, 106–110
  • finding favorite things on, 174–177
  • finding friends initially, 101–102
  • Friend Finder, 139
  • Friend Requests, 137, 141–144
  • Friends except privacy setting, 117
  • Friends of Friends privacy setting, 113
  • Friends privacy setting, 104, 113, 116
  • giving a little Facebook love, 75
  • Groups, 175–185
  • hiding friend's posts, 146–148
  • home page, 138, 139, 148, 149, 152, 178, 179, 185, 186
  • Home page (a.k.a. News Feed), 123–126
  • home-produced videos, 187
  • info page, 40
  • Instagram as owned by, 266
  • joining Facebook group, 177–179
  • likes, 128, 171
  • making lists on, 145–146
  • Marketplace, for finding favorite things, 176
  • Messages, 137
  • Messenger, 148–149
  • navigation bar, 136
  • Notifications, 122, 137, 141, 178, 179
  • Only me privacy setting, 104, 116
  • Other Friend's Lists, 142–143
  • Pages, for finding favorite things, 175
  • Photo gallery, 156
  • as place where you connect with friends and family, 265
  • posting updates on friend's wall, 152
  • Posts, for finding favorite things, 175
  • privacy settings, 104, 114–123
  • profile defined, 95
  • Public group, 177
  • Quick Help, 138
  • removing messages from your wall, 153
  • responding to Friend Request, 143–144
  • retrieving private message, 148–149
  • review upcoming events and birthdays, 186–187
  • Search, 139–141
  • Secret group, 177
  • Security and Login, 118–119
  • security controls, 40
  • sending direct messages to friends, 148–149
  • sending Friend Request, 141–142
  • sharing video on, 87–88
  • sharing YouTube video on, 133–134
  • signing up and prepping your profile on, 95–111
  • signing up for account on, 96–98
  • Specific friends privacy setting, 117
  • starting Facebook group, 179–182
  • tagging photos, 163–166
  • Timeline and Tagging, 119
  • Timeline page, 125–129, 132–133
  • two-factor authentication (2FA), 49, 118
  • untagging yourself in photos, 166–167
  • updating your status, 129–131
  • uploading photos to, 156–159
  • uploading video to, 168–169
  • uploading your profile photo, 98–100
  • use of, 60
  • Video Call, 151
  • wall, 119, 132, 133, 137, 138, 152, 153, 174, 183
  • What's On Your Mind, 129, 132, 156, 157
  • Your Interests, 119
• Facepalm (slang expression), 82
• factory-refurbished equipment
  • on name brands, 19
  • warranties on, 19
• feedback, author's invitation for, 7

• #FF or #FollowFriday hashtag (Twitter), 253

• fiber Internet connection, 26, 27
• filters (Instagram), 287–288
• Firefox browser, 20–21, 22, 23

• 5 GHz band, 34
• 5G Wi-Fi, 34

• follow

• on Instagram, 277–281, 308–310
• on Twitter, 208–212, 256–257

• #foodporn hashtag (Instagram), 305

• format bar (Gmail), 56
• free advertising license, 76
• Friend Finder (Facebook), 139
• Friend Requests (Facebook)
  • described, 137
  • responding to, 143–144
  • sending, 141–142
• friends
  • chatting with on Facebook, 150–151
  • Facebook as place to connect with, 265
  • finding of initially on Facebook, 101–102
  • finding of to follow on Instagram, 277–281
  • finding with Facebook Search, 139–141
  • interacting with on Instagram, 306
  • sending direct messages to on Facebook, 148–149
• Friends except privacy setting (Facebook), 117
• Friends of Friends privacy level (Facebook), 113
• Friends privacy setting (Facebook), 104, 113, 116

G

• #gardenchat (Twitter), 254, 255

• GBoard app, for searching for emoji by keyword, 243, 303
• GIF (Graphic Interchange Format), punctuating tweets with, 232
• Gigabit, 34
• gigahertz (GHz), 33
• Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA), 236
• Gmail
  • adding your Contacts in, 54–55
  • composing and sending, 55–57
  • described, 46–48
  • as free service from Google, 42
  • signing up for, 50–53
• Google
  • Blogspot, 67
  • Chrome browser, 20–21, 22
  • Chrome Hot Keys, 23
  • Chrome OS, 13
  • GBoard app, 243, 303
  • Google Calendar, 47–48, 50
  • Google Docs, 50
  • Google Hangouts, 46, 47
  • Google Mail (Gmail), 42, 46–48, 54–57
  • Google maps, 37
  • Google Photos, 68–69
  • Google Play, 266, 303
  • Google Voice, 47
  • Play Store, 12
  • registering for any Google service, 66
  • two-factor authentication (2FA), 49
• Groups (Facebook)
  • communicating with, 183–185
  • for finding favorite things, 175, 176
  • joining, 177–179
  • leaving, 179
  • starting, 179–182
• GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications), 236

H

• #happy hashtag (Instagram), 305

• hard drive, recommended size of, 16–17
• hardware
  • factory-refurbished models, 19–20
  • knowing what options to look for, 16–18
  • to match your needs, 12–16
  • shopping for, 19–20
  • tech-lite economical solutions, 13
  • used equipment, 19
• hashtags
  • #americanidol hashtag (Twitter), 255
  • #avgeek hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #caturday hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #CES hashtag (Twitter), 252
  • #custserv hashtag (Twitter), 253, 254
  • #cute hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • defined, 225
  • #dogsofinstagram hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #earthquake hashtag (Twitter), 253
  • examples of in Twitter, 252–253
  • #FF or #FollowFriday hashtag (Twitter), 253
  • #foodporn hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #happy hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #instagood hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #jobs hashtag (Twitter), 253
  • learning about in Instagram, 302–305
  • #love hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #MusicMonday hashtag (Twitter), 252
  • #nofilter hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #ps hashtag (Twitter), 253
  • #photooftheday hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #quote hashtag (Twitter), 253
  • #selfie hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #sxsw hashtag (Twitter), 252
  • #TBT hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #tcot hashtag (Twitter), 253
  • #ThrowbackThursday or #TBT hashtag, 252
  • #tlot hashtag (Twitter), 253
  • top ones for Instagram posts, 305
  • #travel hashtag (Instagram), 305
  • #uniteblue hashtag (Twitter), 253
  • use of in Instagram, 301–302
  • use of with Tweets, 251–255
• hashtags.org, 253
• home network, setting up, 29
• home page
  • Facebook, a.k.a. News Feed, 123–126, 138, 139, 148, 149, 152, 178, 179, 185, 186
  • Instagram, 302, 306
  • Twitter, 21, 202, 206, 208, 209, 210, 220, 246, 260
• Hotmail, 45, 46
• HP, factory-refurbished equipment, 19
• Huawei MediaPad M3, 14, 15
• Hulu, streaming service, 71

I

• icons, explained, 5
• ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) (slang expression), 82
• images
  • adding photo to Facebook timeline, 132
  • adding photo to Twitter profile, 194–195
  • commenting on in Instagram, 307–308
  • creating album for (Facebook), 159–162
  • deleting (Facebook), 167
  • posting of ones taken on your phone to Facebook, 290
  • posting of ones taken on your phone to Instagram, 285–290
  • showing off on Twitter, 231
  • tagging (Facebook), 163–166
  • taking of in Instagram app, 291–292
  • tips for on Instagram, 284–285
  • untagging yourself, 166–167
  • uploading to Facebook, 156–159
  • uploading your Facebook profile photo, 98–100
• IMHO (In my humble opinion) (slang expression), 82
• in the commons, defined, 75–76

• #instagood hashtag (Instagram), 305

• Instagram
  • Boomerang mode, 294
  • captions, 289
  • Clarendon filter, 288
  • commenting on photo or video, 307–308
  • completing your profile in browser, 269–272
  • Contacts Syncing, 275
  • difference in using on desktop and mobile device, 276–277
  • editing tools, 288
  • filters, 287–288
  • finding friends and people to follow, 277–281
  • following on, 277–281, 308–310
  • following those who have followed you, 310
  • as having two distinct platforms, 266
  • home page, 302, 306
  • interacting with friends and photos on, 306
  • Juno filter, 288
  • Lark filter, 288
  • learning to take selfie on, 297–299
  • likes, 275, 305, 308–310
  • Link Social Accounts, 275
  • Lo-fi filter, 288
  • Ludwig filter, 288
  • main feed, 296
  • Mayfair filter, 288
  • as most popular service for sharing personal photos, 266
  • Notifications, 275, 310
  • number of photos posted on per day, 301
  • as owned by Facebook, 266
  • photo tips, 284–285
  • Photos and Videos of You, 274
  • as place to view pictures, 265
  • posting of stories on, 292–296
  • posting photos taken on your phone, 285–290
  • privacy settings, 272–275
  • Private Account, 273–274
  • Profile page, 269–272, 303
  • responding to follows, likes, and comments, 308–310
  • sending and reading private messages, 310–311
  • setting up account on, 266–269
  • Show Activity Status, 274
  • Sierra filter, 288
  • Story Controls, 275
  • taking photos and videos in app, 291–292
  • two-factor authentication (2FA), 49, 275
  • Valencia filter, 288
• Internet
  • connecting to, 25–40
  • nothing on Internet is free, 37
• Internet service provider (ISP)
  • getting email account with, 43
  • selection of, 26–29
  • types of connections with, 25
• Internet slang, 82–84
• interwebs, as slang for Internet, 59
• IRL (In Real Life) (slang expression), 83

J

• #jobs hashtag (Twitter), 253

• JSYK (Just So You Know) (slang expression), 83
• Juno filter (Instagram), 288

K

• Kashi products, Facebook group protest, 174
• keyboard
  • on Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store, 303
  • types of, 17
• keyboard shortcuts, 22–24
• keyword, defined, 174

L

• laptop
  • compared to desktop, 15
  • compared to tablet, 13
  • keyboards for, 13
  • monitors on, 13
  • photo of, 14
• Lark filter (Instagram), 288
• Lenovo, factory-refurbished equipment, 19, 20
• library, using Wi-Fi at, 28
• license rules/icons, for Creative Commons, 76
• likes
  • Facebook, 128, 171
  • Instagram, 275, 305, 308–310
  • Twitter, 207, 214, 218, 224, 227
• Link Social Accounts (Instagram), 275
• LinkedIn
  • connections, 64–65
  • users of, 64
• links, caution in clicking on, 39
• Lo-fi filter (Instagram), 288
• Login Verification (Twitter), 202
• LOL (Laughing Out Loud) (slang expression), 83

• #love hashtag (Instagram), 305

• “Lucas the Spider” (YouTube channel), 85

• Ludwig filter (Instagram), 288
• Lulz (For the laughs) (slang expression), 83
• Lurker (slang expression), 83

M

• mail transfer agent (MTA), defined, 42
• main feed (Instagram), 296
• Manage Your Contacts bar (Twitter), 204
• manners, for sharing what you find online, 74–76
• Marketplace (Facebook), for finding favorite things, 176
• Mayfair filter (Instagram), 288
• media-card reader, use of, 17–18
• meme
  • sharing of on Twitter, 231
  • as slang expression, 83
• messages
  • DM (Direct Message), 82, 206, 207, 208–209, 210, 220, 266
  • email messages, caution in clicking links and opening attachments, 39
  • PM (Private Message), 82
  • sending and reading private messages in Instagram, 310–311
  • SMS (Short Message Service), 47, 62, 275
  • text messages, 47
• Messages (Facebook), 137
• Messenger (Facebook), 148–149
• Microsoft
  • Bing, 244–246
  • Edge browser, 21, 22, 23
  • Office, 42, 46
  • OneDrive, 46
  • Outlook, 42, 45–46
• modem, 30, 36
• monitor
  • cost of, 18
  • recommended size of, 18
• mouse, recommendations for, 18
• mouse shortcuts, 22–24
• multiple-output (MIMO) technology, 34
• Music Genome Project, 70
• music videos, on YouTube, 85

• #MusicMonday hashtag (Twitter), 252

N

• navigation bar (Facebook), 136
• Netflix, streaming service, 71
• network, defined, 29
• news story, passing on via Twitter, 230
• Nielsen
  • number of phone calls by mobile subscribers, 62
  • number of text messages by mobile subscribers, 62

• #nofilter hashtag (Instagram), 305
• #NostalgiaChat (Twitter), 254

• Notifications
  • Facebook, 122, 137, 141, 178, 179
  • Instagram, 275, 310
  • Twitter, 206–207, 208, 214, 220, 221, 256
  • Twitter Lite, 237
• NSFW (Not Safe For Work) (slang expression), 83

O

• Office (Microsoft), 42, 46
• One Drive (Microsoft), 46
• One Six Right (YouTube video), 86, 87
• online, as source of devices, 19
• online bio, 39
• Only me privacy setting (Facebook), 104, 116
• Other Friend's Lists (Facebook), 142–143
• Outlook (Microsoft), 42, 45–46
• Overstock.com, as source of devices, 19

P

• #ps hashtag (Twitter), 253

• Pages (Facebook), for finding favorite things, 175
• Pandora, 69–70
• Panera Bread, using Wi-Fi at, 28
• passphrase
  • example of, 48
  • for WPA, 35
• password
  • defined, 48
  • as encrypted on Facebook, 96
  • picking pick-proof one, 48–50
  • reset verification on Twitter, 202
• Personalization and Data category (Twitter), 204

• #petchat (Twitter), 254

• phishing emails, 39
• photos
  • adding photo to Facebook timeline, 132
  • adding photo to Twitter profile, 194–195
  • commenting on in Instagram, 307–308
  • creating album for (Facebook), 159–162
  • deleting (Facebook), 167
  • posting of ones taken on your phone to Facebook, 290
  • posting of ones taken on your phone to Instagram, 285–290
  • showing off on Twitter, 231
  • tagging (Facebook), 163–166
  • taking of in Instagram app, 291–292
  • tips for on Instagram, 284–285
  • untagging yourself, 166–167
  • uploading to Facebook, 156–159
  • uploading your Facebook profile photo, 98–100
• Photo gallery (Facebook), 156

• #photooftheday hashtag (Instagram), 305

• Photobomb (slang expression), 83
• Photos and Videos of You (Instagram), 274
• pictures
  • adding photo to Facebook timeline, 132
  • adding photo to Twitter profile, 194–195
  • commenting on in Instagram, 307–308
  • creating album for (Facebook), 159–162
  • deleting (Facebook), 167
  • posting of ones taken on your phone to Facebook, 290
  • posting of ones taken on your phone to Instagram, 285–290
  • showing off on Twitter, 231
  • tagging (Facebook), 163–166
  • taking of in Instagram app, 291–292
  • tips for on Instagram, 284–285
  • untagging yourself, 166–167
  • uploading to Facebook, 156–159
  • uploading your Facebook profile photo, 98–100
• Pinterest, sharing on, 89–93
• PM (Private Message) (slang expression), 82
• poll, starting of on Twitter, 227
• posting, defined, 129
• Posts (Facebook), for finding favorite things, 175
• powerline network
  • benefits of, 31
  • defined, 31
  • setting up, 31–33
  • as type of home network, 29, 30, 31
• pre-shared key (PSK) mode, for security, 35
• privacy, protection of, 36–40, 49
• privacy laws, following of, 37
• privacy policy
  • reading of, in general, 38
  • Twitter, 207–208
• privacy settings
  • on Facebook, 104, 114–123
  • on Instagram, 272–275
  • on Twitter, 203–206
• Private Account (Instagram), 273–274
• Profile page
  • author's on Facebook, 60, 61
  • author's on Twitter, 62
  • Edit Profile box on Instagram, 303
  • Favorites link on on Twitter, 206
  • Instagram, 269–272
  • linking to others' Profile pages on Facebook, 108
  • pinning Tweet to on Twitter, 215
  • posting update from on Facebook, 129
  • posting video to Facebook Profile page, 87
  • posting your photo on on Facebook, 98
  • posting your photo on on Twitter, 195
  • removing current status update from on Facebook, 131
  • Twitter, 194, 197–203
• PSK (pre-shared key) mode, for security, 35
• Public (Facebook group), 177
• Public privacy setting (Facebook), 104, 113, 116
• PWNAGE (slang expression), 83
• PWNED (slang expression), 83

Q

• Quick Help (Facebook), 138

• #quote hashtag (Twitter), 253

R

• radio frequency band, 33
• reciprocity, as key to enjoying social media, 309
• Retweet (RT)
  • defined, 207
  • how to, 223
• router, 30, 35, 36
• rural areas, choice of Internet connections in, 26

S

• Safari browser, 21, 22
• safety, online, 36–40
• Samsung, Galaxy Note 9, 14
• Saturday Night Live (TV show), Facebook group campaign to get Betty White to host, 174
• Search
  • Facebook, 139–141
  • Twitter, 246–248
• Secret (Facebook group), 177
• Security and Login (Facebook), 118–119
• security questions, 53
• selfie, learning to take on Instagram, 297–299
• selfie ring, 297
• selfie stick, 298

• #selfie hashtag (Instagram), 305

• sharing
  • given credit when, 74–76
  • making links short, 77–82
  • meme on Twitter, 231
  • photos on Twitter, 231
  • preparing to share info on Facebook, 113–134
  • uploading photo to Facebook, 156–159
  • uploading video to Facebook, 168–169
• shipping costs, 20
• Short Message Service (SMS), 47, 62, 275
• shortcuts, in different browsers, 22–24
• Show Activity Status (Instagram), 274
• Sierra filter (Instagram), 288
• Skype
  • for making international phone calls, 63
  • Messenger service, 46
  • Video Chat, 46, 63–64
• slang expressions
  • AMA (Ask Me Anything), 82
  • BAE (Before Anything Else), 82
  • cyberspace, 59
  • DM (Direct Message), 82
  • ELI5 (Explain Like I'm 5), 82
  • Epic, 82
  • Facepalm, 82
  • ICYMI (In Case You Missed It), 82
  • IMHO (In my humble opinion), 82
  • interwebs, 59
  • IRL (In Real Life), 83
  • JSYK (Just So You Know), 83
  • LOL (Laughing Out Loud), 83
  • Lulz (For the laughs), 83
  • Lurker, 83
  • NSFW (Not Safe For Work), 83
  • PM (Private Message), 82
  • PWNAGE, 83
  • PWNED, 83
  • SMH (Shaking My Head), 83
  • TBT (Throwback Thursday), 83
  • TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read), 83
  • TROLL, 83
  • Well played, 83
  • YOLO (You Only Live Once), 83
• smartphone
  • defined, 16
  • as giving up data about your location, 37
  • photo of Android phone, 16
  • tasks not performed by, 15
• SMH (Shaking My Head) (slang expression), 83
• SMS (Short Message Service), 47, 62, 275
• social media
  • examples of, 12
  • fun of, 39
  • reciprocity as key to enjoying, 309
• social networking, speaking language of, 59–71
• social security number, cautions with, 40
• spam
  • defined, 47
  • filters for, 47
• Specific friends privacy setting (Facebook), 117
• Starbucks, using Wi-Fi at, 28, 38
• status, defined, 129
• stories, posting of on Instagram, 292–296
• Story Controls (Instagram), 275
• streaming, TV and movies, 71

• #sxsw hashtag (Twitter), 252

• synchronizing (sync), with Gmail, 48

T

• tablet
  • compared to laptop, 15
  • defined, 14
  • tasks not performed by, 15
• tagging
  • defined, 163
  • of photos (Facebook), 163–166
• Target, as source of devices, 19
• TBT (Throwback Thursday) (slang expression), 83

• #TBT hashtag (Instagram), 305
• #tcot hashtag (Twitter), 253

• terabyte (TB), 17
• text messages, 47

• #ThrowbackThursday or #TBT hashtag, 252

• Timeline and Tagging (Facebook), 119
• Timeline page (Facebook), 125–129, 132–133
• TinyURL.com, 77
• TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read) (slang expression), 83

• #tlot hashtag (Twitter), 253

• TOS (Terms of Service)
  • Google's outline of, 53
  • reading of, 38
  • Twitter, 207–208
• translation, of Tweets, 244–246

• #travel hashtag (Instagram), 305

• trending, discovering what is trending, 249–251
• Trojan, defined, 39
• TROLL (slang expression), 83
• Tweet
  • defined, 14, 62, 191
  • enhancing of with emoji, 239–240
  • knowing what to tweet about, 226–232
  • liking favorite ones, 224
  • passing along chosen one, 223
  • punctuating of with GIFs, 232
  • recommendation to not protect, 203
  • searching for tweeted topics, 225–226
  • translation of, 244–246
  • use of hashtags with, 251–255
• TweetChat, 253
• TweetDeck, 260–261

• 21st-century new media, as about sharing, conversation, and engaging others, not about broadcsting, 218

• Twitter. See also Retweet (RT); Tweet
  • adjusting account settings, 200
  • archive, 203
  • @ (at) replies, 219, 220, 255
  • author's Profile page on, 62
  • basic guidelines for conversing on, 218–222
  • beginner's guide to, 191–215
  • blue badge (verified), 256
  • changing username, 200–202
  • checking for correct time zone, 202
  • choosing language on, 202
  • connecting and chatting with people, 255–257
  • discovering what is trending, 249–251
  • editing profile, 197–199
  • Email Notifications, 206
  • Favorites link on Profile page, 206
  • features about Twitter clients, 260–261
  • finding people to follow, 208–212
  • finding trends and friends with Twitter Search, 246–248
  • following on, 208–212, 256–257
  • hashtags, 225, 251–255
  • home page, 21, 206, 208, 209, 210, 220, 246, 260
  • as hosting weekly chats, 254
  • keeping track of friends on, 258–260
  • knowing what to tweet about, 226–232
  • liking favorite tweets, 224
  • as limited to 280 characters, 62, 77, 192, 225, 240, 252
  • live-tweeting event on, 228–229
  • Login Verification, 202
  • Manage Your Contacts bar, 204
  • most popular emoji used on, 241–242
  • Notifications, 206–207, 208, 214, 220, 221, 256
  • passing on news story via, 230
  • password reset verification on, 202
  • pasting URL into Tweet, 77
  • personal browser on, 260–261
  • Personalization and Data category, 204
  • personalize based on devices, 205
  • personalize on places you've been, 205
  • Personalized Ads, 205
  • pinning Tweet to Profile page, 215
  • as place to learn news and discuss topics with strangers, 265
  • posting your photo on Profile page, 195
  • privacy policy, 207–208
  • privacy settings, 203–206
  • profile page, 197–199, 200–203
  • reading and following foreign language accounts, 244–246
  • registering with, 192–200
  • Retweet (RT), 207, 223
  • reviewing terms and privacy policy, 207–208
  • saving data on mobile with Twitter Lite, 236–239
  • Search, 246–248
  • searching for tweeted topics, 225–226
  • searching Twitter chats, 255
  • seeing what's trending on Profile page, 194
  • setting up login verification, 202
  • setting up notifications for web and mobile, 206–207
  • settings for timeline, 203
  • sharing data with Twitter's business partners, 205
  • sharing of mem on, 231
  • sharing video on, 88–89, 227
  • solving customer service issues online, 257
  • starting of poll on, 227
  • starting poll on, 227
  • TOS (Terms of Service), 207–208
  • touting your new profile on, 212–215
  • tracking where you see Twitter content, 205
  • Twitter Lists, 258–260
  • Twitter Privacy, 205
  • two-factor authentication (2FA), 49, 202, 237
  • updates from, 207
  • as variety of SMS (Short Message Service), 62–63
  • Verified Accounts, 256
  • video autoplay settings, 202
  • viewing friend lists, 260–261
• Twitter Lite, 236–239

• 2.4 GHz band, 33

• two-factor authentication (2FA), 49, 118, 202, 237, 275
• Twubs, 253

U

• #uniteblue hashtag (Twitter), 253

• updates, 6
• URL (Uniform Resource Loctor)
  • defined, 4, 21
  • every website as having, 42
  • shorteners, 77–78
• USB (Universal Serial Bus) port/connection, recommended number of, 17
• USB dongle, 34
• USB flash drive, 17

V

• Valencia filter (Instagram), 288
• Verified Accounts (Twitter), 256
• Verizon, Yahoo! Mail, 44–45
• video
  • Boomerang mode, 294
  • broadcasting live on Facebook, 169–171
  • commenting on in Instagram, 307–308
  • sharing of on Twitter, 227
  • taking of in Instagram app, 291–292
  • uploading home-produced videos on Facebook, 187
  • uploading to Facebook, 168–169
• Video Call (Facebook), 151
• Video Chat (Skype), 46, 63–64
• virus, defined, 39
• VOIP (voice over the Internet) client program, 63
• VPN (Virtual Private Network), 37–38

W

• wall (Facebook), 119, 132, 133, 137, 138, 152, 153, 174, 183
• Walmart, as source of devices, 19
• war-driving scammers, 35
• Well played (slang expression), 83
• WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), 35
• What's On Your Mind (Facebook), 129, 132, 156, 157
• White, Betty (actress), Facebook group campaign, 174
• Wi-Fi
  • apps for locating free Wi-Fi zones, 29
  • hotspots, 28, 35, 38
  • networking with, 33–36
  • Wireless Fidelity, 28

• #winechat (Twitter), 254

• Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), 35
• wireless network
  • formats for, 34
  • security on, 35
  • setting up, 33–36
  • as type of home network, 29, 30
• worm, defined, 39
• WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), 35

Y

• Yahoo! Yahoo! Mail, 44–45
• YOLO (You Only Live Once) (slang expression), 83
• Your Interests (Facebook), 119
• YouTube
  • defined, 65
  • finding and sharing videos on, 84–89
  • linking to video on, 75
  • monthly unique user visits to, 84
  • setting up account on, 66
  • sharing video from on Facebook, 133–134