Index
Symbols
@ (ampersand), on Twitter, 173
# (hashtags), in tweets, 186
A
accepting
contact requests (Skype), 272
friend requests, 63
recommendations
LinkedIn, 228
settings, 100
links to other social media, 245-246
Pinterest, creating, 194
Twitter, creating, 166
in mobile app, 166
on website, 167
acronyms, 39
albums (Facebook)
adding information to, 130
high-quality photos, 131
all caps in posts, 40
alternative facts, recognizing, 21-22
America Online (AOL), 7
ampersand (@), on Twitter, 173
Android app for Facebook, 91-93
anti-malware tools, 66
AOL (America Online), 7
Apple FaceTime, 275
approving tags, 161
apps
Facebook, 86
Messenger app, 117
downloading, 240
installing, 240
mobile-messaging apps, 291
Kik Messenger, 291
Oovoo, 291
Viber, 292
WeChat, 292
WhatsApp, 292
navigating, 195
Twitter, 166
account creation, 166
posting from, 185
retweeting from, 191
archived messages (message boards), 261
arguments, avoiding, 47
ASKfm, 286
audience
for posts, 46
B
Badoo, 286
BBSs (Bulletin Board Systems), 7, 258
biased news, recognizing, 23-24
BlackPlanet, 293
blogs, 7
boards (Pinterest), 194
searching and following, 211-212
unfollowing, 214
viewing, 205
bookmarking services, 287
Digg, 287
Reddit, 287
StumbleUpon, 288
Browser Button (Pinterest), installing, 201
browsing
Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs), 7, 258
business contacts, finding on LinkedIn, 278
C
calling. See video chatting
Care2, 293
CaringBridge, 293
categories, browsing pins, 208-209
celebrities’ Facebook pages
cell phone, sharing photos/videos on Facebook, 126-127
chatting
with Messenger app, 117
Apple FaceTime, 275
webcams, 270
choosing
multiple photos, 129
LinkedIn, 79
classmates, finding on LinkedIn, 230-231
clickbait, 62
click farms, 62
closed Facebook groups, 139
commenting
on status updates (Facebook), 113
communication via social media, 5-6
community building with social media, 6-7
companies’ Facebook pages
complaining, avoiding, 48
CompuServe, 7
computer viruses, 60
confidentiality in posts, 52
configuring
default Facebook privacy settings, 152-154
privacy settings, 65
security settings, 65
confirmation bias, 20
connections (LinkedIn), 228
accepting LinkedIn recommendations, 228
finding co-workers and classmates, 230-231
searching email contacts, 229-230
conspiracy theories, recognizing, 22-23
contact information, avoiding sharing, 49
contacts
privacy of, 64
searching for LinkedIn contacts, 229-230
cost of LinkedIn, 217
counting
friend requests (Facebook), 101
messages (Facebook), 101
co-workers, finding on LinkedIn, 230-231
Cronkite, Walter, 26
cyberbullying, 61
D
declining friend requests (Facebook), 107-108
default privacy settings (Facebook), configuring, 152-154
demographics of social media, 9-11
DeviantArt, 293
dial-up computer networks, 7
Digg, 287
direct photos (Instagram), 252
discussion groups. See message boards
downloading
Instagram app, 240
photos from Facebook friends, 125
E
echo chamber, 20
editing
Intro section (LinkedIn profile), 221-223
editorial pages, 27
demographics of usage, 11
searching for LinkedIn contacts, 229-230
Epicurious, 7
F
accounts
settings, 100
celebrities
companies
friends, 101
accepting/declining requests, 107-108
finding, 278
mutual friends, 281
searching for specific people, 279-280
searching on mobile app, 101-102
sending requests, 106
tagging in photos, 131
unfriending, 108
groups
closed, 139
finding friends in, 282
leaving, 145
members, viewing, 143
notifications, 144
pages, viewing, 140
posting to, 142
public, 139
reading posts, 141
reconnecting with friends, 145-146
replying to posts, 141
Messenger app, 117
mobile app, 86
navigating
News Feed, 109
liking/commenting on status updates, 113
sharing status updates, 113
viewing status updates, 109-110
viewing web page links, 110
pages, promoted versus organic posts, 149
personal information usage, 68
adding information to, 130
approving tags, 161
downloading, 125
high-quality photos, 131
limiting tag viewing, 160
restricting tag suggestions, 157-159
sharing as status update, 128
sharing from mobile phone, 126-127
tagging friends, 131
posts
to groups, 142
privacy settings, 152
approving tags, 161
configuring default settings, 152-154
hiding Timeline sections, 163
limiting friend requests, 156-157
limiting tag viewing, 160
limiting Timeline viewing, 162-163
restricting tag suggestions, 157-159
reporting posts, 29
signing in, 88
signing out, 89
as social network, 72
status updates
location tagging, 115
web page links in, 116
Timeline
hiding sections, 163
usage statistics, 90
videos
processing, 128
sharing as status update, 128
sharing from mobile phone, 126-127
from Vimeo, 122
from YouTube, 122
FaceTime, 275
fact-checking
with Media Bias/Fact Check, 32
with Snopes, 31
facts, fake news versus, 28
fake news
facts versus, 28
fact-checking with Media Bias/Fact Check, 32
fact-checking with Snopes, 31
trusting instincts, 31
false information
recognizing, 28
fact-checking with Media Bias/Fact Check, 32
fact-checking with Snopes, 31
trusting instincts, 31
reliability of news media, 24-25
types of
fake news, 21
propaganda, 23
filtering friend searches, 280-281
Find Friends button (Facebook), 100
finding. See also searches
contacts on Instagram, 248-249
Facebook friends on Instagram, 247-248
friends, 278
Facebook, 278
filtering by location, school, workplace, 280-281
in Facebook groups, 282
LinkedIn, 278
message boards, 278
searching for specific people, 279-280
via mutual friends, 281
websites for information, 283
flagging fake news on Facebook, 28-29
flame wars, 47
following
on Twitter, 173
accepting recommendations, 174-175
searching for users and organizations, 176-177
forums, 7. See also message boards
Fotki, 289
Fotolog, 289
friend requests
accepting, 63
counting, 101
sending, 106
unfriending people, 64
Friend Requests button (Facebook), 100
friends. See also friends (Facebook)
finding, 278
on Facebook, 278
in Facebook groups, 282
filtering by location, school, workplace, 280-281
on LinkedIn, 278
on message boards, 278
via mutual friends, 281
searching for specific people, 279-280
websites for information, 283
unfriending, 64
friends (Facebook), 101
photos
downloading, 125
reconnecting via groups, 145-146
searching
tagging in photos, 131
unfriending, 108
videos
G
games, safety and, 65
going viral, 16
Goodreads, 293
Google+, 286
groups, 7
closed, 139
finding friends in, 282
leaving, 145
members, viewing, 143
notifications, 144
pages, viewing, 140
posting to, 142
public, 139
reading posts, 141
reconnecting with friends, 145-146
replying to posts, 141
joining, 235
H
handles (Twitter), 173
Hannity, Sean, 26
harassment, 61
hashtags (#), in tweets, 186
hiding Timeline sections (Facebook), 163
high-quality photos (Facebook), 131
hoaxes, avoiding posting, 50
Home button (Facebook), 100
home page (Facebook), sidebar menus, 99
I
identity theft, 60
downloading app, 240
Facebook friends, finding, 247-248
installing app, 240
links to other social media, 245-246
as media sharing network, 73
photos
direct photos, 252
square photos, 250
viewing, 249
viewing, 249
installing
Instagram app, 240
Pinterest Browser Button, 201
Intro section (LinkedIn profile), editing, 221-223
iPhone app for Facebook, 94-96
iVillage, 7
J—K
jobs, searching on LinkedIn, 237
joining
groups
LinkedIn, 235
keywords, searching pins, 210-211
Kik Messenger, 291
L
landscape mode (iPad app), Facebook in, 96
leaving Facebook groups, 145
left-side menu (Facebook), 99
lightboxes, 120
liking status updates (Facebook), 113
limiting
Facebook friend requests, 156-157
tag viewing, 160
LinkedIn, 9
business contacts, finding, 278
connections, 228
accepting LinkedIn recommendations, 228
finding co-workers and classmates, 230-231
searching email contacts, 229-230
cost of, 217
groups
joining, 235
jobs, searching for, 237
messages
reading and replying, 232
sending, 233
profile
adding sections, 222
editing Intro section, 221-223
reasons to use, 79
signing in, 220
as social network, 72
status updates, posting, 234
links
posting, 116
viewing, 110
in tweets, 184
LiveJournal, 293
local Facebook pages, 148
location
location-tagging status updates (Facebook), 115
logging in
to Facebook, 88
to LinkedIn, 220
to Pinterest, 194
to Twitter
from mobile app, 166
from website, 167
M
Maddow, Rachel, 26
malware, 60
anti-malware tools, 66
Media Bias/Fact Check website, 32
Flickr, 289
Fotki, 289
Fotolog, 289
Photobucket, 289
Snapchat, 290
Vimeo, 290
YouTube, 290
medical news (fake news example), 18-19
members of Facebook groups, viewing, 143
men on Pinterest, 215
mentioning users in tweets, 185
menus, sidebar (Facebook), 99
archived messages, 261
finding old friends, 278
messages, 38. See also mobile-messaging apps; posts; status updates
Facebook, counting, 101
reading and replying, 232
sending, 233
threads, starting new, 267
Messages button (Facebook), 100
messaging apps
Kik Messenger, 291
Oovoo, 291
Viber, 292
WeChat, 292
WhatsApp, 292
Messenger app, 117
microblogging services, 73-74, 165, 290
Plurk, 290
Tumblr, 290
demographics, 10
handles, 173
misinformation
recognizing, 28
fact-checking with Media Bias/Fact Check, 32
fact-checking with Snopes, 31
trusting instincts, 31
reliability of news media, 24-25
types of
fake news, 21
propaganda, 23
mobile apps
Facebook, 86
Messenger app, 117
downloading, 240
installing, 240
navigating, 195
Twitter, 166
account creation, 166
posting from, 185
retweeting from, 191
mobile-messaging apps, 291
Kik Messenger, 291
Oovoo, 291
Viber, 292
WeChat, 292
WhatsApp, 292
mobile phone, sharing photos/videos on Facebook, 126-127
moderated Facebook groups, 142
multiple photos, selecting, 129
mutual friends, searching for, 281
N
navigating
from mobile app, 195
negative attacks, avoiding, 48
news articles, comments sections, 264-265
news feed, 38
status updates
liking/commenting on, 113
sharing, 113
web page links, viewing, 110
news media
nostalgia in Facebook groups, 145-146
notifications from Facebook groups, 144
Notifications button (Facebook), 100
O
The Onion, 27
online comments. See message boards
online message boards, 74
online stalking, 61
Oovoo, 291
organic posts, promoted posts versus, 149
P
pages (Facebook)
groups
reading posts, 141
replying to posts, 141
viewing, 140
promoted versus organic posts, 149
permission for posting photos, 51
personal information
contact information, 49
Facebook usage of, 68
privacy of, 67
phone, sharing photos/videos on Facebook, 126-127
phone calls. See video chatting
photos. See also Instagram; Pinterest
adding information to, 130
approving tags, 161
downloading, 125
high-quality photos, 131
limiting tag viewing, 160
restricting tag suggestions, 157-159
sharing as status update, 128
sharing from mobile phone, 126-127
tagging friends, 131
direct photos, 252
square photos, 250
viewing, 249
LinkedIn profile, adding, 223-225
multiple photos, selecting, 129
permission from subjects, 51
sharing, 7
subjects to avoid, 45
tagging others, 56
physical stalking, 61
pins, 193
prohibited from pinning, 201
saving
from Pinterest site, 199
from web page on computer, 200-201
from web page on phone, 202-203
viewing, 205
account creation, 194
boards, 194
searching and following, 211-212
unfollowing, 214
viewing, 205
Browser Button, installing, 201
as media-sharing network, 73
mobile app, navigating, 195
pins, 193
prohibited from pinning, 201
saving from Pinterest site, 199
saving from web page on computer, 200-201
saving from web page on phone, 202-203
viewing, 205
viewing in mobile app, 197-198
users
men and women, 215
searching and following, 212-213
Pizzagate (fake news example), 17-18
Plurk, 290
portrait mode (iPad app), Facebook in, 97
posting
to message boards, 267
status updates
with photos/videos, 128
tweets
from mobile app, 185
from website, 184
web page links (Facebook), 116
posts, 4, 38. See also status updates
audience, 46
promoted versus organic, 149
to groups, 142
Facebook group pages
reading, 141
replying to, 141
LinkedIn, 234
reporting, 29
videos in, 41
writing, 37
acronyms, 39
all caps, 40
learning from others, 47
style, 39
privacy
contact lists, 64
configuring, 65
Facebook, 152
approving tags, 161
configuring default settings, 152-154
hiding Timeline sections, 163
limiting friend requests, 156-157
limiting tag viewing, 160
limiting Timeline viewing, 162-163
personal information usage, 68
restricting tag suggestions, 157-159
sharing photos/videos, 124
private communications, 6
processing videos on Facebook, 128
Prodigy, 7
profiles
adding sections, 222
Intro section, editing, 221-223
promoted posts, organic posts versus, 149
propaganda, recognizing, 23
public Facebook groups, 139
Q–R
Quick Help (question mark) icon (Facebook), 100
Qzone, 286
reading
Facebook group page posts, 141
LinkedIn messages, 232
message board messages, 265-266
recommendations, accepting
LinkedIn, 228
reconnecting with friends in Facebook groups, 145-146
reliability of news media, 24-25
Renren, 286
replying to
Facebook group page posts, 141
LinkedIn messages, 232
message board messages, 265-266
reporting posts, 29
requests (friend)
accepting, 63
counting, 101
sending, 106
unfriending people, 64
restricting tag suggestions, 157-159
from mobile app, 191
from website, 190
robbery, 61
RSS feeds, 288
rumors, avoiding posting, 50
S
click farms, 62
contact lists, privacy of, 64
cyberbullying, 61
accepting, 63
unfriending people, 64
harassment, 61
identity theft, 60
malware, 60
anti-malware tools, 66
personal information, 48-49, 63
Facebook usage of, 68
privacy of, 67
privacy settings
configuring, 65
robbery, 61
security settings
configuring, 65
social games, 65
spam, 60
spyware, 60
stalking, 61
third-party applications, 64
unfriending, 64
viruses, 60
saving pins
from Pinterest site, 199
from web page on computer, 200-201
from web page on phone, 202-203
Search box (Facebook), 100
searches. See also finding
friends on mobile app, 101-102
filtering by location, school, workplace, 280-281
co-workers and classmates, 230-231
groups, 235
jobs, 237
for mutual friends, 281
Twitter for users and organizations to follow, 176-177
sections (Facebook Timeline), hiding, 163
security. See also safety
configuring settings, 65
location tagging (Facebook), 115
selecting
multiple photos, 129
LinkedIn, 79
sending
friend requests (Facebook), 106
messages (LinkedIn), 233
sensitive information, avoiding posting, 52
settings (Facebook), 100
Sevareid, Eric, 26
media-sharing services
Flickr, 289
Fotki, 289
Fotolog, 289
Photobucket, 289
Snapchat, 290
Vimeo, 290
YouTube, 290
photos, 7
from Facebook friends, 124-125
as status update, 128
status updates (Facebook), 113
videos, 7
from Facebook friends, 124-125
as status update, 128
shooting
sidebar menus (Facebook), 99
signing in
to Facebook, 88
to LinkedIn, 220
to Pinterest, 194
to Twitter
from mobile app, 166
from website, 167
signing out of Facebook, 89
signing up. See accounts
Sina Weibo, 286
Skype, 271
smartphone, sharing photos/videos on Facebook, 126-127
Snapchat, 290
Snopes, 31
social bookmarking services, 287
Digg, 287
Reddit, 287
StumbleUpon, 288
social games, safety and, 65
social media. See also names of specific services (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)
defined, 4
links with Instagram account, 245-246
LinkedIn, 79
types of, 71
microblogging services, 73
online message boards, 74
social networks, 72
The Social Network (film), 8
social networks, 72. See also social media
ASKfm, 286
Badoo, 286
Google+, 286
Qzone, 286
Renren, 286
Sina Weibo, 286
VKontakte, 286
social websites, 293
BlackPlanet, 293
Care2, 293
CaringBridge, 293
Classmates.com, 293
DeviantArt, 293
Goodreads, 293
LiveJournal, 293
Tagged, 293
sources of news, checking, 30-31
spam, 60
specific people
websites for finding, 283
spreading fake news, avoiding, 33-34
spyware, 60
square photos in Instagram, 250
stalking, 61
status updates, 4, 38. See also posts
liking/commenting on, 113
location tagging, 115
sharing, 113
web page links in, 116
LinkedIn, posting, 234
posting with photos/videos, 128
StumbleUpon, 288
style of posts, 39
subjects to avoid in posts, 44-52
T
Tagged, 293
tagging, 157
approving tags, 161
Facebook friends in photos, 131
limiting tag viewing, 160
photos, 56
restricting suggestions, 157-159
text messaging
Kik Messenger, 291
Oovoo, 291
Viber, 292
WeChat, 292
WhatsApp, 292
third-party applications, 64
threads, 74
starting new thread, 267
Timeline (Facebook)
hiding sections, 163
trolling, 53
hashtags in, 186
links in, 184
mentioning others in, 185
posting
from mobile app, 185
from website, 184
retweeting, 190
from mobile app, 191
from website, 190
Twitter, 9
account creation, 166
in mobile app, 166
on website, 167
demographics, 10
following others, 173
accepting recommendations, 174-175
searching for users and organizations, 176-177
handles, 173
as microblogging service, 73, 165
mobile app, 166
tweets
hashtags in, 186
links in, 184
mentioning others in, 185
posting from mobile app, 185
posting from website, 184
U
unfollowing
boards (Pinterest), 214
uploading photos to photo albums, 129-133
urban legends, avoiding posting, 50
URLs, checking news sources, 30
V
Viber, 292
Apple FaceTime, 275
Skype, 271
webcams, 270
videos
processing, 128
sharing as status update, 128
sharing from mobile phone, 126-127
viewing, 249
posting, 41
sharing, 7
Vimeo, in Facebook, 122
YouTube, in Facebook, 122
celebrity Facebook pages, 148-149
company Facebook pages, 148-149
Facebook groups
members, 143
pages, 140
LinkedIn messages, 232
photos
Facebook friends, 111, 120-121, 124
on Instagram, 249
Pinterest boards/pins, 205
status updates (Facebook), 109-110
tagged posts, limits on, 160
Timeline, limiting viewing, 162-163
videos
Facebook friends, 112, 120-121, 124
on Instagram, 249
web page links (Facebook), 110
Vimeo, 290
videos in Facebook, 122
viral, 16
viruses, 60
VKontakte, 286
W
web browsers, Facebook in, 93, 99-100
webcams, 270
web page links (Facebook)
posting, 116
viewing, 110
web pages, saving pin from
websites
checking news sources, 30
Facebook, searching friends, 103-107
for finding specific people, 283
social, 293
BlackPlanet, 293
Care2, 293
CaringBridge, 293
Classmates.com, 293
DeviantArt, 293
Goodreads, 293
LiveJournal, 293
Tagged, 293
account creation, 167
posting from, 184
retweeting from, 190
WeChat, 292
WhatsApp, 292
women on Pinterest, 215
writing
LinkedIn messages, 233
posts, 37
acronyms, 39
all caps, 40
learning from others, 47
style, 39
X–Y–Z
YouTube, 290
videos in Facebook, 122
Zuckerberg, Mark, 90