Facebook is not the most popular social network among Brazilians, however its users are growing. If you already use MySpace and want to join the fastest growing social network in Brazil, join us, because today you'll learn how to join Facebook and get started in the personalization of your profile.
Creating your Facebook profile.
Step 1. To begin, go to Facebook and register yourself.
Step 2. Once you register, you will have to go through three stages. The first is to import your contacts from e-mail from Hotmail, Gmail, or other messaging service. In this step, Facebook will summon all your friends already registered on the network, recruiting them by e-mail registration. The service is optional, and if you do not want to import contacts, just click "Skip this step."
Step 3. Enter your personal information, like where you attended or attends high school, college and / or where you work. Completion of this information is also optional but may help you to find old friends.
Step 4. Facebook suggests, the next step, a series of profiles that you may know. If known, add them and click "Save and Continue." If not, click "Skip" to proceed.
Step 5. Now, insert your picture to be displayed in your profile. This step is also optional and you can skip it if you want to insert a picture later.
Step 6. Once you complete these initial steps, click "Go to your e-mail to a valid account. Click on the link sent to your email.
Editing his profile on Facebook
Step 7. Facebook wall there are five possible actions for you to start using social networking. Click the second, on the "Edit Profile" to enter the basic information of your profile. Click "Save Changes" once you finish filling.
Step 8. On the left side of the screen there are nine areas where you can further refine your profile. There are options to upload pictures, talk about their favorite sports, where you studied and / or work, among others. Go through each one to create a profile and full and interesting. If desired, however, complete it later.
Step 9. Once you complete all the steps, click "View My Profile."
Step 10. All its activities will be shared with friends in the "Wall". It, too, appear the most recent activities of all your friends. To share a photo, link, text or video, simply select the desired option in the "What are you thinking now?" And publish it.
Step 11. Scroll to "Photos" to upload more photos in albums and create your profile, and then go to "Friends" to find more acquaintances.
Step 12. To find pages of companies, artists, websites, or friends, as TechTudo, for example, use the search bar at the top of the screen and enter the name you seek. When you find a page of interest, click "Like" to receive updates of this page in your mural.
Step 13. The applications are the 'darlings' of Facebook. To add them to your profile, simply click "Applications" on the left side of the window, just below the "Games". Clicking on this option a window appears with multiple applications, separated by their respective categories. With the "Games" system is the same. (Both work the same way on Orkut)
Step 14. Facebook allows you to send private messages to anyone participating in social networking. Orkut has a similar tool as the "Testimonials". To send a private message, click "Messages" and then "Write Message" or "New Post". Then in the "To" field, type the name of the recipient, subject and message.
Step 15. "Events", you can register parties, meetings, concerts and barbecues and inviting all (or few) friends to attend. Click on "Events / Create an Event" and fill in the information needed to share the invitation.
These are the first steps to get you started using Facebook. To the extent that you use the social network it'll be easier. Facebook is very similar to Orkut in many respects (it's actually the opposite, but okay), except the part of "Like", but nothing a little practice can not solve.
