learn how to use facebook

I know how to do at least some of the basics, but
(a) I really need to upgrade my browser.
(b) It would really help to have a faster computer and internet connection.
(c) I am not really interested right now in most of the applications I’ve seen, and still have security concerns.
(d) I don’t seem to have much news to report from my rather boring life, nor a camera or photos or videos to share with others, although it’s nice to be able to see the photos of others and read their news.
(e) I can barely keep up with 43 Things, let alone facebook.
(f) Some of my friends and relatives use it constantly, but many others hardly ever use their accounts.

I think for now I’ll be doing well if I can log in at least once a week and check out what’s going on there.

EDIT:
This ongoing article in Slate magazine, Barack Obama’s Facebook Feed, was actually helpful in teaching me some things about facebook, plus I thought it was funny.

All my kids, including the older ones, are on Facebook. I’m going to create a page just so I can keep up with them.

And why?

for you who are Facebook power users. Do you have a “routine” you use for your Facebook time at all? I mean do you have a set order you look at things there? To me it feels like there are multiple “inboxes” (in GTD speak) there. I have my Wall, I have my friends’ news feeds, I have my Inbox and notifications, and then there’s what gets forwarded to my email. Some of those overlap of course.

So do you have a methodology/routine for your Facebook time or do you just take it as it comes at you checking different pages and links as you are inspired?

enjoys Facebook and has found a way to keep their online time down to a reasonable level, I would appreciate hearing your tips.

Of course I’m not leaving 43Things so I will need to figure out how to budget my time. I want to be able to participate in both 43T and FB and also act responsibly in my analog life. If you do all of the above I would love to know your suggestions.

I’m not sure that I want to spend a lot of time with it, but I would like to be able to look in on a few people from time to time.

Several of my friends have been asking me to join Facebook and I had a couple of invitations outstanding, so I finally went for it.

I’ve been looking around and trying to figure out how everything works. One of my friends is helping me out.

• learning how to navigate the site;
• getting my privacy settings just the way I want them; and
• learning how to manage my time on the site.

I’m not going to dump my entire address book in to connect with every friend I ever knew. Instead I will add people I know more slowly. It was fun searching around though to see who I know is already on Facebook.