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I'm on Facebook--Now What???: How to Get Personal, Business, and Professional Value from Facebook (Paperback)

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Facebook is one of the hottest websites in today's world, and is having a major impact on career and business. This book explains the different parts of Facebook and helps you understand how you can get the most out of your Facebook account. It helps you understand what you could or should do in Facebook to further your career, business, or job.

This book will help you come up with your own action strategy to get value out of Facebook. It will help you understand the possibilities with Facebook to figure out you can do to optimize the use of this tool.

The intended audience includes professionals interested in their careers, marketers, business owners, and anyone involved in promoting a cause (personal or business) through new, hot technologies.

Contains a foreword by Lee Lorenzen and an afterword by Robert Scoble

About the Author

Jason Alba is the career management evangelist. After getting laid off in January 2006, having great credentials and in a job-seeker's market, Jason could hardly get a job interview. He decided to step back and figure out the job search process and understand all of the available resources. Within a few months he designed JibberJobber.com, which helps professionals manage career and job search activities the same way a salesman manages prospects and customer data.

Jesse Stay has been programming on various platforms since he was 10 years old. In May of 2007 Jesse decided to combine those skills with the entrepreneur inside of him to develop applications on Facebook as the Facebook Developer Platform launched.Jesse now runs his own Social Media consulting and development business called SocialOptimize.com, and has helped applications from those clients he consults for to become some of the top applications on Facebook. Some of Jesse's clients range from those in the fortune 500 to very small startups, showing that businesses, from large to small, can benefit by having a presence on Facebook.

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Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Happy About (February 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600050956
ISBN-13: 978-1600050954
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hip Online Presence and Networking for Business People, February 13, 2008

By	Walter Akana "Life Strategist" (Decatur, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Even since doing his LinkedIn book, people have been asking Jason Alba if he would do a Facebook book, and his response has been, "na, I'm not crazy enough to do this twice!" Well in his Jibber Jobber blog post, on December 3, 2007, Jason admitted, "Apparently, I am crazy enough."

Similarly, despite the fact that I know business people who are on Facebook, I've felt it would be crazy to venture out beyond my LinkedIn comfort zone. Then I read Tory Johnson's article, "Get Hired in '08: Workplace Trends to Put You Ahead," and realized that I'd be crazy not to. After all, as a career consultant and personal branding strategist, I ought to be in the know about this important social networking site. So, within minutes, I'd dashed off an e-mail to Jason asking if he still needed early reviewers for the book. Minutes later, I had my review copy.

Frankly, my situation was not really "I'm on Facebook, Now What???" Rather, it was this: I'm not on Facebook, what am I missing? Happily, I was about to find out with this terrific book, coauthored by Jason Alba and Facebook expert Jesse Stay. Just browsing through their book, I saw it is an outstanding "how-to" manual that clearly lays out what to do - and more importantly, what not to do! And after I actually read it, I was not disappointed. With its rich content, well-documented resources, tips, and end-of-chapter Action Items, this is a must-read guide for novices and experienced users alike.

Bolstered by their view that "understanding what Facebook can do for you is a requirement in today's business world," I plunged into the first chapter, "Getting Stated." After reading reasons for professionals to get involved, I moved swiftly to the section on navigating Facebook, and felt I was ready to jump in - but didn't. And while I could have opened my account after reading the first three chapters, I chose to read the remainder of the book. If you do not yet have a Facebook account, I recommend you do too. Why? As Alba and Stay point out Facebook is a feature-rich environment which means that it is complex; so, it's easy to feel overwhelmed.

In Chapter 2, the authors discuss getting involved by connecting with friends and by joining groups, and then in the next chapter they move on to commonly asked questions. In Chapter 4, they provide an extensive and clear treatment of major third-party applications. If you are interested in developing Facebook applications, this chapter provides important background - but this is also a great chapter even if you simply want to enrich your Facebook experience with some of the many useful and fun third-party apps. Chapter 5 is a very good treatment of how to maintain your privacy. I see it as required reading - especially if you want to harness the power of Facebook without compromising your information. Alba and Stay do a great job of identifying issues, and include a great example of the initial lack of an opt-in feature for "Beacon," an application allowing your friends to see your online purchases.

In Chapter 6, the authors turn their attention to Facebook strategy. They are clear that while Facebook is a way of living, it is critical to determine your goals to help ensure you optimize your time. With that, they list examples of potential uses for specific groups of people: students, employees, business owners, and moms and dads.

If you are a business person, you will want to also pay attention to Chapter 7 which deals with how to promote yourself or your company (hint: as in real life, etiquette and community are keys to success). As well, business and professional users, in particular, should pay attention to Chapter 8 on Facebook no-no's which outlines key elements of Facebook's Terms of Service, points to other resources on conduct, and perhaps even more importantly addresses some unwritten rules to follow to avoid embarrassment. Finally, in Chapter 9, the authors discuss additional resources; they also provide their conclusions.

Bottom Line: as the authors point out, even if Facebook is a bit hyped, there are practical reasons for investing the time and effort to become a part of it. Perhaps for careerists and business people, the single most powerful reason is that it is offers another way to grow your network in an online environment that is feature rich and even a bit hip! So, if you're ready, make sure to get a copy of I'm on Facebook, Now What???

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction to Facebook, December 27, 2008

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This book is an fine introduction to Facebook for business professionals and others (like me) who just want to stay in touch with people for social reasons. It is less than 100 pages, a quick easy read, with good information. I liked that I could read it in a couple of hours and begin to use it the same day. It is especially helpful in understanding what Facebook can do for you professionally or socially.

I would choose this as a first or only book to read about Facebook before getting started. Although I've been using Facebook for about a year, I under-utilize its capabilities, and found lots of good ideas.

Recommended.
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UPDATE: I recently read O'Reilly's "Facebook: The Missing Manual", which has much more in-depth information as well as many, many screen shots. I gave this book five stars, as it explains HOW to do things in Facebook. "I'm On Facebook: Now What?" explains less of HOW and more of WHY. If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably buy both, but if I had to chose one, it would be "Facebook: The Missing Manual".

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5.0 out of 5 stars Learned more about Facebook in 15 mins than in the previous year!, February 26, 2008

By	Ted Demopoulos (Durham, NH United States) - See all my reviews

I learned more about Facebook from this book in fifteen minutes than I have in the entire year I've been using it. I learned not only what I can do and how to do it, but what I should be doing to help myself and my business.

I'm not exactly a newbie online - we're getting up to 30 years since I first used email and got on the Internet, and I'm been on Facebook for about a year.

I'll admit it though, I barely understood Facebook until I read "I'm on Facebook -- Now What ???"

It's pretty much the indispensable guide to professionals and business owners using, or considering using, Facebook.

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2.0 out of 5 stars of little help
I bought this book after being on Facebook for a little while, thinking it would help me understand what I was doing... Read more

Published 3 months ago by D. Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT BOOK!
I read this book from cover to cover I learn a lot about Facebook. I became sorta addicted to Facebook. After four weeks I had to find a way to block facebook. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Jennifer

1.0 out of 5 stars Over rated
I was really disappointed in this very tiny book. There were more links to information then there was information. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Joyce Evans

2.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, superficial, trite.
This book is very clearly self-published and, in my opinion, sought to make a quick buck when Facebook opened its gateway to anyone who wanted to join. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Jerry Saperstein

2.0 out of 5 stars Too Dated to be Helpful
I was looking for a short book about Facebook. After only about three pages I realized this book is woefully out of date even though it has only been in print for a little over a... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Scott Sheaffer

4.0 out of 5 stars That about sums it up.
The title about sums up what I felt after bowing to my friends insistence that I join Facebook. Now I had read where Facebook was this "really neat" Web application used by... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Larry Slater

5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked on Facebook
I'm on Facebook...Now What??? offers compelling reasons why Facebook should be a part of everyone's social and professional networking strategy. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Barbara Safani

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent collection of advice and information
I've been on Facebook for a while now, but haven't really been an active participant as much as I probably should have been. Read more

Published 14 months ago by John Forman

1.0 out of 5 stars I read this book -- Now what?
I bought this book because I thought it would help me with a little self-promotion in performing arts. I was able to glean one or two tips that were marginally useful. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Blue Orange

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to learn about Facebook, buy this book
I was lucky enough to meet Jesse Stay, co-author of this book at GSP West a few months back. He offered me a copy to give away on my blog, Beth's Blog. Read more

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