This updated guide makes it easy to set up a Facebook or Twitter account to catch up with old friends, communicate with your family, and enjoy your online experience. You'll get hands-on guidance to connecting to the Internet with a computer or mobile device, creating social media accounts and profiles, searching for friends, joining groups, sharing photos and videos, and more. It also covers popular sites where you can read and share opinions on entertainment and travel options, view movies and television shows on your computer or mobile device, and even create your own blog.

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Introduction -- Getting started with social networking. Getting equipped for the internet ; Connecting to the internet ; All about e-mail (and safety) ; Speaking the social networking language ; Sharing in the 21st century: acronyms, posts, photos, and videos -- Putting your face onto Facebook. Signing up and prepping your Facebook profile ; Preparing to share info ; Connecting with friends and family ; Adding photos and videos to Facebook ; Exploring the extras: groups, events, watch, and games -- And now, it's Twitter time. A beginner's guide to Twitter ; Conversing on Twitter with friends, family, and even strangers ; Gathering tools of the Twitter trade -- Instagramming with the pros (your kids). Where only visuals will do... Instagram ; Posting and perfecting your pictures ; Socializing and fine tuning your Instagram.