Introduction to Facebook for beginners using personal profiles created by Bridget Gibbons, CEO Gibbons Digital a social media marketing firm based in Westchester county NY.
2. Facebook
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âï⯠Founded
 in
 2004,
 but
 since
 2006
 open
 to
 anyone
 over
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age
 13
 with
 an
 email
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âï⯠As
 of
 October,
 2012
 â
 1
 BILLION
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 users
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âï⯠50%
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 users
 log
 on
 to
 Facebook
 everyday
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âï⯠Average
 user
 has
 130
 friends
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âï⯠People
 spend
 over
 700
 billion
 minutes
 per
 month
 on
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Facebook
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54. News
 Feed
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âï⯠A
 constantly
 updaGng
 list
 of
 stories
 from
 people
 and
Â
Pages
 that
 you
 follow
 on
 Facebook.
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âï⯠In
 addiGon
 to
 posts
 from
 friends
 and
 Pages
 you
 follow,
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youâll
 see
 photo
 tags,
 friend
 requests,
 event
 RSVPs
 and
Â
group
 memberships,
 etc.
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âï⯠To
 learn
 about
 about
 News
 Feed,
 search
 âNews
 Feedâ
 in
Â
the
 Facebook
 Help
 Center.
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56. Timeline
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âï⯠Your
 Timeline
 is
 the
 space
 on
 your
 proïŹle
 where
 you
 and
Â
friends
 can
 post
 and
 share.
Â
Â
âï⯠When
 you
 create
 content,
 a
 story
 is
 posted
 to
 your
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Timeline.
 Facebook
 also
 generates
 a
 News
 Feed
 story
 so
Â
that
 the
 next
 Gme
 your
 friends
 log
 into
 Facebook,
 they
Â
see
 the
 content
 you
 shared
 in
 their
 news
 feed.
 You
 can
Â
control
 the
 visibility
 of
 these
 stories
 by
 using
 the
Â
audience
 selector
 when
 you
 post.
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96. CongratulaGons!
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âï⯠Now,
 letâs
 connect
 on
 Facebook!
Â
Facebook.com/gibbonsdigital
Â
www.gibbonsdigital.com
Â
bridget@gibbonsdigital.com
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