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Add to Friends link, 63–64 • A • adding. See also inserting About Me (Interests & Personality contacts to Address Book, 70–71 section), 32 contacts to contact list, 72 abuse events to calendar, 143–144 bulletins feature, 97 friends to Top Friends section, 76 reporting, 52–54 photos to profile, 169–170 accepting friend requests, 65–66, 68 song to profile page, 36, 175–176 accessing users to Blocked Users list, 50–51 calendar, 141 video to profile page, 36, 177–183 MySpace Mail Center, 81–82 Address Book account settings adding contacts, 70–71 alert notifications, 38, 126–127 creating a contact list, 71–72 Away Message, 39 features, 16, 70 blocked users, 39 searching contacts, 71 calendar, 39 sorting contacts, 71 e-mail address, 37 Adobe Premiere program, 184 groups, 39 ads (classified ads) language options, 25, 39 categories, 152 mobile, 39 deleting, 154 music, 39 editing, 154 password, 37 filmmakers, 254 preferred site, 25, 39 guidelines, 153 privacy settings, 43–46 how they work, 151 profile views, 39 posting, 17–18, 153–154 time zone, 39 previewing, 154 Account Settings screen, 279 reading, 152–153 account setup replying to, 154 country information, 24 searching, 152–153 date of birth, 24–25 sorting, 152 e-mail address, 23 COPYRIGHTEDviewing, MATERIAL 152–153 gender, 24 adult content ban, 27, 168, 180 home page, 26–27 Advanced Editor, 108–110 keeping information safe, 279 age requirement, 23, 25 name, 24 agreeing to terms and conditions, 25–26 password, 24, 279 AIM instant-messaging service, 132 postal code, 24 albums privacy settings, 38 creating, 16 rules, 27 features, 16 starting, 23–24 Flickr, 169, 288 terms and conditions, 25–27 No Pic Forwarding option, 272 verification code, 26 Photobucket, 169 ZIP code, 24 privacy settings, 271 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 292

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alerts Baroudi, Carol (The Internet For Dummies, cell phone, 127–129 10th Edition), 3, 23 e-mail, 38, 125–127, 139–140 Basic Info friend requests, 65–66 comedian profiles, 259–260 New ! alert, 86 music profiles, 227 allowing users to add a song to their personal profiles, 34 profile, 232 Bebo social networking Web site, 287 Amazon.com, 263 bios Anderson, Tom (president of MySpace), 29 comedian profiles, 259 animated GIFs, 174 music profiles, 227 animation, 184 personal profiles, 32 Apple birthday information, 46 Final Cut program, 184 Blocked Users list, 39, 49–52 iMovie program, 184, 283 blocking approving comments, 270 friend requests, 47 Artist Signup link, 221 spammers, 49 Audacity software, 283–284 specific users, 39, 48–51, 273–274 audiences blogrings, 287 blogs, 106 blogs marketing to, 207–209 Advanced Editor, 108–110 audio, 283–284 audiences, 106 Away Message, 39 background colors, 113, 115 background images, 118 Background Settings, 118 • B • Bebo social networking Web site, 287 background colors blog groups, 122 blogs, 113, 115 Blog link, 106 profile pages, 196 Blog Post Settings section, 117 background images bulletins, 121 blogs, 118 categories, 106–107 profile pages, 196 Catster social networking Web site, 289 Background & Lifestyle section, 34 colors, 114–115 ban on adult content/porn, 27, 168, 180 comments, 47, 111, 121–123 Details section (music profiles) creating, 16 bio, 227 CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), 118–119 defined, 226 customizations, 112–118 editing, 226 Customize My Blog window, 112–113, 118 headline, 226 defined, 16, 105 influences, 227 diary entries, 111, 271 members, 227 Dogster social networking Web site, 289 sounds like, 227 e-mail, 121 bands , 109–110 blocking friend requests, 47 event invitations, 139 finding live shows, 237–238 font, 113 MySpace addresses, 176 friends’ entries, 271 profiles, 11–12 Friends List, 111 promoting, 219 Friendster social networking Web site, Top Artist listings, 236 285 General Page Settings, 113 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 293

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Glitter Graphics, 282 confirmations, 98–99 header, 114–115 creating, 96–98 hyperlinks, 108–110, 114 defined, 79, 94 limiting access to people you know, deleting, 99–100 270–271 event invitations, 139 messages, 121 features, 17 music, 118 friends, 69 number of entries displayed, 114 groups, 150–151 page header, 114–115 HTML, 98–99 photos, 109–110 interactive features, 98 podcasting, 111 marketing, 212 posting entries, 106–112 My Bulletin Space, 95–96 Preferred List setting, 111, 271 posting, 97–98, 150–151 previewing entries, 112 previewing, 98–99 privacy settings, 111, 271 reasons to use, 94–95 public entries, 111, 271 reminders, 94 publicizing, 121–122 removing, 99–100 safety, 119, 271 replying to, 96, 99 Side Module section, 116 sending, 96–99 Simple Editor, 110 Subject field, 98, 101 songs, 118 videos, 183 statistics, 121 viewing, 99 Subject field, 108 viral marketing, 95 subscriptions, 120–121 writing, 101 symbols, 109–110 Burger King, 208 time of entries, 108 Burmeister, Mary (HTML 4 For Dummies), titles, 115 189 titles of entries, 108 businesses videos, 110, 183 profiles, 11 width, 114 work communities, 36, 159 Xanga social networking Web site, 287 Body field bulletins, 98 • C • messages, 85 calendar book groups, 263 accessing, 141 books account settings, 39 Amazon.com, 263 adding events, 143–144 Interests & Personality section, 32–33 features, 16 MySpace Books, 262–263 Manage Calendar link, 141–142 Reader Search feature, 263 modifying, 142 brand policing, 211 My Calendar page, 143 broken links opening, 141 songs, 177 private, 143 videos, 184 public, 143 Browse Users window, 59–61 reminders, 142–143 bulletins Screenings Calendar (filmmaker abuse of, 97 profiles), 243 blogs, 121 sharing, 143 Body field, 98 viewing, 141–142 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 294

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canceling classmates events, 138 finding, 61 friend requests, 64 school communities, 34–35, 159–160 captions for photos, 172 Classmates.com social networking Web Career Details tab (comedian profiles), 259 site, 286 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) club profiles, 12 blogs, 118–119 code profile customizations, 189, 192 CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), 118–119, categories 189, 192 blogs, 106–107 DHTML, 189 classified ads, 152 embedded quiz code, 194–195 events, 135 embedded video code, 178–179, 182 groups, 148 HTML (HyperText Markup Language), Interests & Personality section, 32 189–194 videos, 178, 181 Safe Edit Mode link, 193–194 Catster social networking Web site, 289 colors cell phone alert notifications, 127–129 background colors, 196 changing blogs, 114–115 e-mail address, 37 comedian profiles genres on music profiles, 233 Basic Info, 259–260 passwords, 37 Career Details tab, 259 profile name, 28 Comedy Focused Information, 255 song on profile page, 176–177 creating, 255–257 URL, 28, 30 defined, 12–13, 254 chat, 158–159 editing, 257–258 chat rooms, 159 Gig Management, 255, 258 checking spelling, 284 Manage Clips tab, 260 children photos, 257 checking your child’s profile, 20 videos, 255 protecting from strangers, 276–277 Web sites, 260 safety tips, 18–20, 276–277 comments Cingular alert notifications by cell phone, Mobile Music Studio, 239 127–129 MySpace support, 127–129 alert notifications by e-mail, city profiles, 12 125–127 classified ads approving, 270 categories, 152 blogs, 47, 111, 121–123 deleting, 154 confirmations, 93 editing, 154 defined, 17, 79, 89 filmmakers, 254 deleting, 93, 273–274 guidelines, 153 etiquette, 90 how they work, 151 event invitations, 136–137 posting, 17–18, 153–154 friends, 68–69 previewing, 154 Friends Comments section, 92–93 reading, 152–153 HTML, 90 replying to, 154 managing, 92 searching, 152–153 marketing, 212–213 sorting, 152 photos, 69, 172–173 viewing, 152–153 popularity, 92 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 295

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posting, 92–93 racist content, 27 privacy settings, 46, 270 removing unwanted content, 274 reasons to use, 91 reporting inappropriate content and removing, 93 abuse, 52–54 videos, 69, 183, 185 converting photos into GIFs or JPEGs, 166 viewing, 90, 93–94 copying HTML, 193 commercial use of profiles, 27 copyright issues, 27 common sense about safety, 41 corporate communities, 36, 159 communication methods country information for account setup, 24 bulletins, 79 creating comments, 79 account, 23–24 (IM), 80 blogs, 16 messaging, 79–80 bulletins, 96–98 communication tips, 102–103 comedian profiles, 255–257 communities contact list, 72 filmmaking community, 252–253 events, 17, 134–136 school communities, 34–35, 159–160 filmmaker profiles, 244–245 work communities, 36, 159 groups, 147–149 Companies link, 36 messages, 83–84 concept of MySpace’s online social music profiles, 220–222 community, 204–206 passwords, 24 concert profiles, 12 personal profiles, 21 confirmations photo albums, 16 blocked users, 50–51 criminal activity, 18–19 bulletins, 98–99 CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) comments, 93 blogs, 118–119 friend requests, 64–65, 68, 77 profile customizations, 189, 192 messages, 85 Current Record Label listing on music passwords, 24 profile pages, 221 connection to Internet, 22–23 customizations Contact Box, 83–84 background colors, 196 contact information on profile page, background images, 196 168, 277 blogs, 112–118 contact list Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), 189, 192 adding contacts, 72 HTML (HyperText Markup Language), creating, 71–72 189–194 deleting contacts, 72 restrictions, 187–188 contacting MySpace, 274 Safe Edit Mode link, 193–194 contacts scrollbars, 197–198 adding to Address Book, 70–71 Side Module section for blogs, 116 messages, 71 tables, 196–197 profiles, 71 text, 196–197 searching, 71 Thomas Myspace Editor, 195–198, 281 sorting, 71 content adult content, 27, 168, 180 • D • exploitative content, 27 dance club profiles, 12 harassing content, 27 date of birth for account setup, 25–26 offensive, 27 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 296

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dates for events, 136 privacy settings, 46 dating profiles, 169–173 blocking previous dates, 49 rankings, 172 classified ads, 17 self-portraits, 174 dating scene, 14 slideshows, 172–173 deleting songs, 230 bulletins, 99–100 uploading, 169–171 classified ads, 154 viewing options, 171–172 comments, 93, 273–274 Digital Video For Dummies contacts from contact list, 72 (Underdahl), 184 friend requests, 273–274 disabling HTML profile comments, 90 friends from Friends List, 76–78, 96 discussion forums messages, 89 defined, 155–156 photos, 172 groups, 155 unwanted content, 273–274 opinions, 158 Dell, 208 replying to, 157 denying friend requests, 66, 68 shared interests, 158 descriptions subcategories, 156 events, 136 topics, 155–158 groups, 148–149 viewing, 155 videos, 179 Display Name, 24, 33 DHTML, 189 Dogster social networking Web site, 289 diary blog entries, 111, 271 downloading digital photos IrfanView program, 166 adult content ban, 168 MySpaceIM, 131 background images, 196 songs, 229, 239 blogs, 109–110 dpi (dots per inch), 167 captions, 172 comedian profiles, 257 comments, 69, 172–173 • E • contact information, 168 eBay, 10 converting photos into GIFs or JPEGs, 166 editing. See also modifying default, 172 Band Details section (music profiles), 226 deleting, 172 calendar, 142 dpi (dots per inch), 167 classified ads, 154 editing, 169–170 comedian profiles, 257–258 file size, 167 events, 138–139 filmmaker profiles, 244 filmmaker profiles, 247 forwarding, 46 Friends List, 76–78 GIFs, 165–166 group settings, 151 groups, 150 Interests & Personality section, 33 hosting sites, 168–169 music profiles, 223 inserting, 191–192 personal profiles, 30–31, 33, 188–189, 223 IrfanView program, 166 photos, 169–170 JPEGs, 165–166 Top Friends section, 75–76 naming, 168 videos, 184 No Pic Forwarding option, 46, 272 editors posed photos, 174 Advanced Editor, 108–110 posting, 150 finding, 199 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 297

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MySpace Toolbox, 282 posting, 17, 134–136 Simple Editor, 110 private, 135 Thomas Myspace Editor, 195–198, 281 public, 135 Tools For MySpace, 282 Start Date, 136 e-mail Start Time, 136 alert notifications, 38, 125–127 titles, 135 blogs, 121 Events link, 134 newsletters, 38 examples of profiles, 10, 12–13 No Pic Forwarding option, 272 exploitative content, 27 safety, 279 using a separate e-mail address for MySpace, 279 • F • e-mail accounts, 22 Facebook social networking Web site, 286 e-mail address fans of musicians, 219 changing, 37 Favorites, 183 obtaining, 22 features of MySpace requirement of, 23 Address Book, 16 e-mail services, 22 blogs, 16 embedded code bulletins, 17 for quizzes, 194–195 calendar, 16 for videos, 178–179, 182 classified ads, 17–18 emoticons, 109–110 comments, 17 etiquette, 90 event calendar and invitations, 17 evaluating friend requests, 72–73 messaging, 16 event invitations photo albums, 16 alert notifications by cell phone, 127–129 video hosting, 16 alert notifications by e-mail, 125–127, Web building tools, 15 139–140 file size blogs, 139 photos, 167 bulletins, 139 videos, 180, 184 comments, 136–137 Film portal, 252–254 guest list, 136 film profiles, 11 how they work, 17 filmmaker forums, 254 Invite Friends screen, 136–137 filmmaker profiles reading, 140–141 creating, 244–245 RSVPs, 139–141 defined, 11 sending, 136–138 editing, 247 viewing, 140–141 features, 242–243 events Film Maker Details tab, 248–249 adding to calendar, 143–144 film publicity, 245–246 canceling, 138 Filmmaker Info, 243 categories, 135 Manage Films tab, 246, 250–252 creating, 17, 134–136 photos, 244 descriptions, 136 Screenings Calendar, 243 editing, 138–139 Screenings tab, 249–250 Events link, 134 Video Management, 243 guest list, 136 filmmakers locations, 136 popularity of MySpace, 14 organizing, 133 registration process, 244 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 298

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filmmaking community, 252–253 sending, 63–65 filtering group invitations, 273 spammers, 73 Final Cut program, 184 viewing, 65 finding Friend Space, 74–75 classmates, 61 friending, 57–58 individual user profiles, 59–62 friends jobs, 17 Add to Friends link, 63–64 live shows, 237–238 Address Book, 16, 70–72 profile editors, 199 blog entries of, 271 songs, 176 bulletins, 69 videos, 177–178 comments, 68–69 first MySpace users, 217 instant messaging (IM), 69 First Name/Last Name, 34 popularity of MySpace, 14–15 flagging spam/abuse, 52 Top Friends section, 73–76 Flickr Web site, 169, 288 Friends Comments section, 92–93 fonts, 113 Friends List forums blogs, 111 defined, 155–156 deleting friends, 76–78, 96 filmmakers, 254 editing, 76–78 groups, 155 forwarding messages to, 87–88 opinions, 158 MySpaceIM, 131–132 replying to, 157 Friendster social networking Web site, 285 shared interests, 158 future of music on MySpace, 238–239 subcategories, 156 topics, 155–158 viewing, 155 • G • forwarding gender information for account setup, 25 messages, 87–88 General Page Settings for blogs, 113 photos, 46 genres for music profiles, 221, 233 Fox, 215 GIFs, 165–166 Friend Request Manager window, 66–68 Gig Management (comedian profiles), friend requests 255, 258 accepting, 65–66, 68 GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), alert notifications by cell phone, 126–129 282–283 alert notifications by e-mail, 125–127 Glitter Graphics, 282 alerts, 65–66 Google blocking, 47 Gmail, 22 canceling, 64 instant-messaging service, 132 confirmations, 64–65, 68, 77 Orkut, 287–288 deleting, 273–274 YouTube, 288 denying, 66, 68 graphics evaluating, 72–73 animations, 184 limiting to people you know, 270 GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation messages, 67–68 Program), 282–283 notifications, 65–66 Glitter Graphics, 282 pending friend requests, 64 motion graphics, 184 privacy settings, 46 groups purpose of, 58–59 account settings, 39 searching individual user profiles, 59–62 blog groups, 122 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 299

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book groups, 263 HTML bulletins, 150–151 bulletins, 98–99 categories, 148 comments, 90 creating, 147–149 customizations, 14, 189–194 defined, 145 online resources, 194 descriptions, 148–149 tags, 190–193 editing group settings, 151 HTML 4 For Dummies (Tittel and filtering group invitations, 273 Burmeister), 189 forums, 155 hyperlinks hiding, 148–149 blogs, 108–110, 114 inviting people to join, 150 inserting, 191–192 joining, 146–147 keeping a group focused, 151 location, 149 • I • moderator, 151 I’d Like to Meet (Interests & Personality photos, 150 section), 32 school communities, 159–160 identity theft, 276 sorting, 145–146 IM (instant messaging) starting a new group, 147–149 AIM, 132 topics, 151 defined, 80 viewing, 145–146 friends, 69 work communities, 159 Google, 132 growth of MySpace, 9 , 132 guest list for events, 136 MSN, 132 MySpaceIM, 38, 101–102, 130–132 , 132 • H • image-file formats, 165–166 handling unwanted content and messages, images 20, 273–274 adult content ban, 168 harassing content, 27 background images, 196 header for blog, 114–115 blogs, 109–110 headlines captions, 172 comedian profiles, 259 comedian profiles, 257 music profiles, 226 comments, 69, 172–173 personal profiles, 32 contact information, 168 Helio, MySpace support, 127–130 converting photos into GIFs or JPEGs, 166 heroes, 32 default, 172 hiding deleting, 172 groups, 148–149 dpi (dots per inch), 167 MySpaceIM online status, 272 editing, 169–170 Online Now image, 46 file size, 167 Hollywood, 11 filmmaker profiles, 244 home page, 26–27 forwarding, 46 Honda, 208 GIFs, 165–166 hosting sites groups, 150 for photos, 168–169 hosting sites, 168–169 for videos, 16 inserting, 191–192 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 300

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images (continued) URL, 28, 30 IrfanView program, 166 videos, 36, 177–183 JPEGs, 165–166 what not to post, 278 naming, 168 work communities, 36, 159 No Pic Forwarding option, 46, 272 influences posed photos, 174 comedian profiles, 259 posting, 150 filmmaker profiles, 248 privacy settings, 46 music profiles, 227 profiles, 169–173 inserting. See also adding rankings, 172 hyperlinks, 191–192 self-portraits, 174 images, 191–192 slideshows, 172–173 instant messaging (IM) songs, 230 AIM, 132 uploading, 169–171 defined, 80 viewing options, 171–172 friends, 69 iMovie program, 184, 283 Google, 132 impersonating another person, 27 meebo, 132 Inbox (MySpace Mail Center), 81–82 MSN, 132 individual user profiles MySpaceIM, 38, 101–102, 130–132 account settings, 39 Trillian, 132 age requirement, 23, 25 interactive features of bulletins, 98 alerts, 125–126 Interests & Personality section animated GIFs, 174 About Me, 32 Background & Lifestyle section, 34 books, 32–33 Basic Info, 34 defined, 31 comments, 68 editing, 33 Contact Box, 83–84 headline, 32 contact information, 168, 277 heroes, 32 contacts, 71 I’d Like to Meet, 32 copyright issues, 27 interests, 32 creating, 21 movies, 32 dating scene, 14 music, 32 defined, 11 television, 32 Display Name, 33 Internet connection, 22–23 editing, 30–31, 33, 188–189 The Internet For Dummies, 10th Edition, impersonating another person, 27 (Levine, Levine Young, and Baroudi), Interests & Personality section, 31–33 3, 23 locating, 59–61 Internet muscles, 278 name, 24, 28, 30, 33–34, 277 invitations Networking section, 36 alert notifications by cell phone, 127–129 photos, 169–173 alert notifications by e-mail, 125–127, previewing, 189, 198–199 139–140 privacy settings, 19–20, 38, 42–45, 269 blogs, 139 Profile Edit page, 30–31 bulletins, 139 removing your name from the search comments, 136–137 feature, 271 group invitations, 150, 273 school communities, 34–35, 159–160 guest list, 136 searching, 62 how they work, 17 songs, 36, 175–176 Invite Friends screen, 136–137 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 301

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reading, 140–141 Send a Message window, 84–85 RSVPs, 139–141 Sent folder, 82 sending, 136–138 Trash, 82, 89 viewing, 140–141 unwanted messages, 20 Invite Friends screen, 136–137 making friends IrfanView program, 166 accepting friend requests, 65–66 Add to Friends link, 63–64 evaluating friend requests, 72–73 • J • friend requests, 58–59 jobs friending, 57–58 classified ads, 17–18 pending friend requests, 64 MySpace Jobs, 263–264 searching individual user profiles, 59–62 joining sending friend requests, 63–65 groups, 146–147 viewing friend requests, 65 MySpace, 21–26 Manage Calendar link, 141–142 JPEGs, 165–166 Manage Clips tab (comedian profiles), 260 Manage Films tab (filmmaker profiles), 246, 250–252 • K • managing keeping Blocked Users list, 51–52 account information safe, 279 comments, 92 focus of a group, 151 songs, 228 kids Mansfield, Richard (Web Design For checking your kid’s profile, 20 Dummies), 189 protecting from strangers, 276–277 marketers safety tips, 18–20, 276–277 Burger King, 208 Dell, 208 Fox, 215 • L • Honda, 208 popularity of MySpace, 14 language options, 25, 39 profiles, 11 Levine, John (The Internet For Dummies, Wal-Mart, 209 10th Edition), 3, 23 Wendy’s, 209 Levine Young, Margaret (The Internet For marketing Dummies, 10th Edition), 3, 23 audiences, 207–209 limiting access to people you know brand policing, 211 blogs, 270–271 bulletins, 212 friend requests, 270 comments, 212–213 Listing Info window (music profiles), 233 expectations from users, 209–211 live shows, finding, 237–238 measuring success, 214–215 locating individual users, 59–62 street teams, 213 location information for events, 136 videos, 212–214 lying about your age, 25 viral marketing, 95 mass messages (bulletins) • M • abuse of, 97 blogs, 121 Mail Center Body field, 98 features, 79–80 confirmations, 98–99 Inbox, 81–82 creating, 96–98 Saved folder, 82 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 302

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mass messages (bulletins) (continued) flagging spam/abuse, 52 defined, 79, 94 forwarding, 87–88 deleting, 99–100 friend requests, 67–68 event invitations, 139 Glitter Graphics, 282 features, 17 MySpace Mail Center, 20, 79–82 friends, 69 MySpaceIM, 130–131 groups, 150–151 New Messages! alert, 86 HTML, 98–99 receiving, 16 interactive features, 98 removing, 89 marketing, 212 replying to, 86–87 My Bulletin Space, 95–96 saving, 88 posting, 97–98, 150–151 sending, 16, 83–85 previewing, 98–99 spammers, 89 reasons to use, 94–95 status of, 85 reminders, 94 Subject field, 85 removing, 99–100 unwanted messages, 20 replying to, 96, 99 messaging, 79–80 sending, 96–99 methods of communication Subject field, 98, 101 bulletins, 79 videos, 183 comments, 79 viewing, 99 instant messaging (IM), 80 viral marketing, 95 messaging, 79–80 writing, 101 Mobile Music Studio (Cingular), 239 measuring marketing success, 214–215 alert notifications, 127–129 meebo instant-messaging program, 132 Mobile Settings, 39 meeting new people moderator (for groups), 151 accepting friend requests, 65–66 modifying Add to Friends link, 63–64 Band Details section (music profiles), 226 evaluating friend requests, 72–73 calendar, 142 friend requests, 58–59 classified ads, 154 friending, 57–58 comedian profiles, 257–258 pending friend requests, 64 events, 138–139 searching individual user profiles, 59–62 filmmaker profiles, 247 sending friend requests, 63–65 Friends List, 76–78 viewing friend requests, 65 group settings, 151 members Interests & Personality section, 33 bands, 227 music profiles, 223 comedy groups, 259 personal profiles, 30–31, 33, 188–189, 223 messages photos, 169–170 alert notifications by cell phone, 127–129 Top Friends section, 75–76 alert notifications by e-mail, 125–127 videos, 184 Away Message, 39 Morris, Tee (Podcasting For Dummies), 111, blogs, 121 284 Body field, 85 motion graphics, 184 bulletins, 17 Movie Maker program, 184 confirmations, 85 movies. See also videos contacts, 71 Interests & Personality section, 32 creating, 83–84 MySpace Movies, 261–262 deleting, 89 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 303

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profiles, 11 Listing Info window, 233 uploading, 246, 251–252 options, 222 X-Men: The Last Stand, 215 promotional opportunities, 219 MP3 files, 229–230 song management, 228–232 MSN instant-messaging service, 132 Upcoming Shows, 223–225 MTV Networks, 284 URLs, 221 music Web sites, 221, 227 account settings, 39 musicians blogs, 118 fans, 219 Cingular Mobile Music Studio, 239 online tools for, 218 future of on MySpace, 238–239 registration process, 220–222 Interests & Personality section, 32 role as first MySpace users, 217 MySpace Music Player, 218, 234–235 My Bulletin Space, 95–96 Top Artist listings, 236 My Calendar page, 143 music on profile page My Favorites, 183 adding, 175–176 My Friend Space, 74–75 broken links, 177 MySpace changing, 176–177 concept of, 204–206 pausing, 177 contacting, 274 player, 176–177 features, 15–18 playing, 176–177 growth of, 9 music profiles joining, 21–26 Artist Signup link, 221 number of profiles on, 1, 9, 11 Band Details section, 226–227 popularity of, 13–15 Basic Info, 227 rules, 27 creating, 220–222 signing up, 21–26 Current Record Label, 221 success of, 204–206 defined, 11 terms and conditions, 25–27 editing, 223 user experience, 241–242 genres, 221, 233 value of, 9 Listing Info window, 233 MySpace Books, 263 options, 222 MySpace Jobs, 263–264 promotional opportunities, 219 MySpace Mail Center song management, 228–232 features, 79–80 Upcoming Shows, 223–225 Inbox, 81–82 URLs, 221 Saved folder, 82 Web sites, 221, 227 Send a Message window, 84–85 music venue profiles, 12 Sent folder, 82 music videos, 237 Trash, 82, 89 musician profiles unwanted messages, 20 Artist Signup link, 221 MySpace Movies, 261–262 Band Details section, 226–227 MySpace Music Player, 218, 234–235 Basic Info, 227 MySpace Toolbox, 282 creating, 220–222 MySpace TV On Demand, 264–265 Current Record Label, 221 MySpaceIM defined, 11 beta release, 132 editing, 223 downloading, 131 genres, 221, 233 features, 132 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 304

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MySpaceIM (continued) Friends List, 131–132 • P • hiding your online status, 272 page header for blogs, 114–115 privacy settings, 38, 47–48, 272 page layout editors system requirements, 130–131 MySpace Toolbox, 282 using, 101–102 Thomas’ Myspace Editor, 281 Tools For MySpace, 282 • N • passwords changing, 37 name confirming, 24 account, 24 creating, 24 Display Name, 24, 33 keeping safe, 279 First Name/Last Name, 34 pasting HTML, 193 profile name, 28, 30, 33–34, 277 pausing song on profile page, 177 removing your name from the search PC Recording Studios For Dummies (Strong), feature, 271 284 naming photos, 168 PDAs, 130 Napster Web site, 285 pending friend requests, 64 Networking section, 36 personal profiles New Messages! alert, 86 account settings, 39 News Corp., 215 age requirement, 23, 25 newsletters, 38 alerts, 125–126 No Pic Forwarding option, 46, 272 animated GIFs, 174 notifications Background & Lifestyle section, 34 cell phone, 127–129 Basic Info, 34 e-mail, 38, 125–127, 139–140 comments, 68 friend requests, 65–66 Contact Box, 83–84 nudity, 27 contact information, 168, 277 numbers contacts, 71 of entries displayed on blogs, 114 copyright issues, 27 of friends in Top Friends section, 75 creating, 21 of profiles on MySpace, 1, 9, 11, 21 dating scene, 14 defined, 11 Display Name, 33 • O • editing, 30–31, 33, 188–189 obtaining an e-mail address, 22 impersonating another person, 27 offensive content, 27 Interests & Personality section, 31–33 Online Now image, 46 name, 24, 28, 30, 33–34, 277 online social community, concept of, Networking section, 36 204–206 photos, 169–173 online tools for musicians, 218 previewing, 189, 198–199 opening calendar, 141 privacy settings, 19–20, 38, 42–45, 269 options for music profiles, 222 Profile Edit page, 30–31 organization profiles, 12 removing your name from the search organizing events, 133 feature, 271 Orkut social networking Web site, 287–288 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 305

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school communities, 34–35, 159–160 pets songs, 36, 175–176 Catster Web site, 289 URL, 28, 30 Dogster Web site, 289 videos, 36, 177–183 profiles, 12 what not to post, 278 photo albums work communities, 36, 159 creating, 16 personal safety features, 16 account information, 279 Flickr, 169, 288 blocking users, 48–51, 273–274 No Pic Forwarding option, 272 blogs, 119, 271 Photobucket, 169 comments, privacy settings, 270 privacy settings, 271 common sense, 41 Photobucket Web site, 169 contact information, 277 photos criminal activity, 18–19 adult content ban, 168 e-mail, 279 background images, 196 group invitations, 273 blogs, 109–110 hiding Online Now image, 46 captions, 172 identity theft, 276 comedian profiles, 257 limiting access to people you know, comments, 69, 172–173 270–271 contact information, 168 MySpaceIM, privacy settings, 47–48, 272 converting photos into GIFs or JPEGs, 166 personal profiles, privacy settings, 19–20, default, 172 42–45, 269 deleting, 172 photo albums, privacy settings, 271 dpi (dots per inch), 167 Privacy Settings window, 45 editing, 169–170 profile name, 277 file size, 167 removing your name from the search filmmaker profiles, 244 feature, 271 forwarding, 46 reporting inappropriate content and GIFs, 165–166 abuse, 52–54 groups, 150 safety tips, 18–20, 54, 276–277 hosting sites, 168–169 signing out, 279 inserting, 191–192 strangers, protecting yourself from, IrfanView program, 166 276–277 JPEGs, 165–166 Personality section naming, 168 About Me, 32 No Pic Forwarding option, 46, 272 books, 32–33 posed photos, 174 defined, 31 posting, 150 editing, 33 privacy settings, 46 headline, 32 profiles, 169–173 heroes, 32 rankings, 172 I’d Like to Meet, 32 self-portraits, 174 interests, 32 slideshows, 172–173 movies, 32 songs, 230 music, 32 uploading, 169–171 television, 32 viewing options, 171–172 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 306

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players photo albums, 271 MySpace Music Player, 218, 234–235 photos, 46 song player on profile page, 176–177 Privacy Settings window, 45 playing private videos, 179 song on profile page, 176–177 Processing message, 231 songs, 232 professor ratings, 160–161 video on profile page, 181–182 profile comments podcasting alert notifications by cell phone, 127–129 Audacity software, 283–284 alert notifications by e-mail, 125–127 blogs, 111 approving, 270 Podcasting For Dummies (Morris and blogs, 47, 111, 121–123 Terra), 111, 284 confirmations, 93 policies defined, 17, 79, 89 age requirement, 23, 25 deleting, 93, 273–274 privacy policy, 26 etiquette, 90 policing a brand, 211 event invitations, 136–137 popularity of MySpace, 13–15 friends, 68–69 porn videos, 180 Friends Comments section, 92–93 posed photos, 174 HTML, 90 postal code for account setup, 25 managing, 92 posting marketing, 212–213 blog entries, 106–112 photos, 69, 172–173 bulletins, 97–98, 150–151 popularity, 92 classified ads, 17–18, 153–154 posting, 92–93 comments, 92–93 privacy settings, 46, 270 events, 17, 134–136 reasons to use, 91 photos, 150 removing, 93 topics, 151 videos, 69, 183, 185 videos, 184 viewing, 90, 93–94 Preferred List setting for blogs, 111, 271 profile customizations preferred site, 25, 39 background colors, 196 Premiere program, 184 background images, 196 previewing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), 189, 192 blog entries, 112 HTML (HyperText Markup Language), bulletins, 98–99 189–194 classified ads, 154 restrictions, 187–188 profile page edits, 189, 198–199 Safe Edit Mode link, 193–194 video on profile page, 182 scrollbars, 197–198 privacy policy, 26 tables, 196–197 privacy settings text, 196–197 blogs, 111, 271 Thomas Myspace Editor, 195–198, 281 calendar, 143 Profile Edit screen, 188 comments, 46, 270 profile editors events, 135 finding, 199 friend requests, 46 MySpace Toolbox, 282 MySpaceIM, 38, 47–48, 272 Thomas Myspace Editor, 195–198, 281 personal profiles, 19–20, 38, 42–43, 45, 269 Tools For MySpace, 282 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 307

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profile views, 39 Background & Lifestyle section, 34 profiles (comedians) Basic Info, 34 Basic Info, 259–260 comments, 68 Career Details tab, 259 Contact Box, 83–84 Comedy Focused Information, 255 contact information, 168, 277 creating, 255–257 contacts, 71 defined, 12–13, 254 copyright issues, 27 editing, 257–258 creating, 21 Gig Management, 255, 258 dating scene, 14 Manage Clips tab, 260 defined, 11 photos, 257 Display Name, 33 videos, 255 editing, 30–31, 33, 188–189 Web sites, 260 impersonating another person, 27 profiles (filmmakers) Interests & Personality section, 31–33 creating, 244–245 name, 24, 28, 30, 33–34, 277 defined, 11 Networking section, 36 editing, 247 photos, 169–173 features, 242–243 previewing, 189, 198–199 Film Maker Details tab, 248–249 privacy settings, 19–20, 38, 42–45, 269 film publicity, 245–246 Profile Edit page, 30–31 Filmmaker Info, 243 removing your name from the search Manage Films tab, 246, 250–252 feature, 271 photos, 244 school communities, 34–35, 159–160 Screenings Calendar, 243 songs, 36, 175–176 Screenings tab, 249–250 URL, 28, 30 Video Management, 243 videos, 36, 177–183 profiles (musicians) what not to post, 278 Artist Signup link, 221 work communities, 36, 159 Band Details section, 226–227 profiles (specialty) Basic Info, 227 bands, 11–12 creating, 220–222 businesses, 11 Current Record Label, 221 cities, 12 defined, 11 clubs, 12 editing, 223 comedians, 12–13, 254–260 genres, 221, 233 commercial use of, 27 Listing Info window, 233 concerts, 12 options, 222 copyright issues, 27 promotional opportunities, 219 dance clubs, 12 song management, 228–232 defined, 11 Upcoming Shows, 223–225 examples of, 10, 12–13 URLs, 221 filmmakers, 11, 242–252 Web sites, 221, 227 films, 11 profiles (personal) marketers, 11 account settings, 39 music venues, 12 age requirement, 23, 25 organizations, 12 alerts, 125–126 pets, 12 animated GIFs, 174 promotional companies, 12 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 308

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profiles (specialty) (continued) reminders recording studios, 12 bulletins, 94 restaurants, 12 calendar, 142–143 television shows, 12 removing types of, 11–13 bulletins, 99–100 promoting classified ads, 154 bands, 219 comments, 93, 273–274 blogs, 121–122 contacts from contact list, 72 films, 245–246 friend requests, 273–274 promotional company profiles, 12 friends from Friends List, 76–78, 96 protecting yourself from strangers, messages, 89 276–277 photos, 172 public access unwanted content, 273–274 to blog entries, 111, 271 removing your name from the search to calendar, 143 feature, 271 to events, 135 replying to to videos, 179 bulletins, 96, 99 classified ads, 154 discussion forums, 157 • Q • messages, 86–87 Quizilla, 284 reporting quizzes, 194–195, 284 inappropriate content and abuse, 52–54 under-age users, 25 requests to become friends • R • accepting, 65–66, 68 racist content, 27 alert notifications by cell phone, 126–129 rankings alert notifications by e-mail, 125–127 photos, 172 alerts, 65–66 songs, 229 blocking, 47 Top Artist listings, 236 canceling, 64 ratings confirmations, 64–65, 68, 77 professors, 160–161 deleting, 273–274 teachers, 160–161 denying, 66, 68 videos, 178, 185 evaluating, 72–73 Reader Search feature, 263 limiting to people you know, 270 reading messages, 67–68 classified ads, 152–153 notifications, 65–66 event invitations, 140–141 pending friend requests, 64 receiving messages, 16 privacy settings, 46 record label listing on music profile purpose of, 58–59 pages, 221 searching individual user profiles, 59–62 recording studio profiles, 12 sending, 63–65 registration process spammers, 73 for comedians, 256 viewing, 65 for filmmakers, 244 restaurant profiles, 12 for individual users, 21–26 restrictions for musicians, 220–222 on adult content/porn, 168, 188 on customizations, 187–188 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 309

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Reunion.com social networking Web site, searching 286–287 classified ads, 152–153 reviewing videos, 183, 185 contacts, 71 RSVPs for event invitations, 139–141 profiles, 59–62 rules, 27 songs, 176 videos, 177–178 self-portraits, 174 • S • selling items with classified ads, 17–18 Safe Edit Mode link, 193–194 sending safety bulletins, 96–99 account information, 279 event invitations, 136–138 blocking users, 48–51, 273–274 friend requests, 63–65 blogs, 119, 271 messages, 16, 67–68, 83–85 comments, privacy settings, 270 Sent folder (MySpace Mail Center), 82 common sense, 41 services contact information, 277 classified ads, 17 criminal activity, 18–19 My Bulletin Space, 95–96 e-mail, 279 MySpace Books, 262–263 group invitations, 273 MySpace Jobs, 263–264 hiding Online Now image, 46 MySpace Mail Center, 20, 79–82 identity theft, 276 MySpace Movies, 261–262 limiting access to people you know, MySpace Music Player, 218, 234–235 270–271 MySpace TV On Demand, 264–265 MySpaceIM, privacy settings, 47–48, 272 settings for account personal profiles, privacy settings, 19–20, alert notifications, 38, 126–127 42–45, 269 Away Message, 39 photo albums, privacy settings, 271 blocked users, 39 Privacy Settings window, 45 calendar, 39 profile name, 277 e-mail address, 37 removing your name from the search groups, 39 feature, 271 language options, 25, 39 reporting inappropriate content and mobile, 39 abuse, 52–54 music, 39 safety tips, 18–20, 54, 276–277 password, 37 signing out, 279 preferred site, 25, 39 strangers, protecting yourself from, privacy settings, 43–46 276–277 profile views, 39 Saved folder (MySpace Mail Center), 82 time zone, 39 saving messages, 88 settings for privacy schedule. See calendar blogs, 111, 271 school communities, 34–35, 159–160 calendar, 143 Screenings Calendar (filmmaker profiles), comments, 46, 270 243 events, 135 Screenings tab (filmmaker profiles), friend requests, 46 249–250 MySpaceIM, 38, 47–48, 272 scrollbar customizations, 197–198 personal profiles, 19–20, 38, 42–43, 45, 269 search feature, removing your name photo albums, 271 from, 271 photos, 46 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 310

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setup of account MySpace Music Player, 235 country information, 24 pausing, 177 date of birth, 25–26 player, 176–177 e-mail address, 23 playing, 176–177 gender, 25 songs home page, 26–27 blogs, 118 keeping information safe, 279 Cingular Mobile Music Studio, 239 name, 24 downloading, 229, 239 password, 24, 279 finding, 176 postal code, 25 images, 230 privacy settings, 38 managing, 228 rules, 27 MP3 files, 229–230 starting, 23–24 photos, 230 terms and conditions, 25–27 playing, 232 verification code, 26 Processing message, 231 ZIP code, 25 ranking, 229 sharing searching, 176 calendar, 143 Top Artist listings, 236 guest list for events, 136 uploading, 218, 228–231 videos, 16 sorting Side Module section for blogs, 116 classified ads, 152 signing out, 279 contacts, 71 signing up process groups, 145–146 for comedians, 256 Top Artist listings, 236 for filmmakers, 244 sound, 283–284 for individual users, 21–26 sounds like information in Band Details for musicians, 220–222 section (music profiles), 227 Simple Editor, 110 spammers slideshows, 172–173 blocking, 49 smart phones, 130 flagging spam/abuse, 52 social networking Web sites friend requests, 73 Bebo, 287 messages, 89 Catster, 289 specialty profiles Classmates.com, 286 bands, 11–12 defined, 9–11 businesses, 11 Dogster, 289 cities, 12 Facebook, 286 clubs, 12 Flickr, 169, 288 comedians, 12–13, 254–260 Friendster, 285 commercial use of, 27 Orkut, 287–288 concerts, 12 Reunion.com, 286–287 copyright issues, 27 Xanga, 287 dance clubs, 12 YouTube, 10, 288 defined, 11 song on profile page examples of, 10, 12–13 adding, 36, 175–176 filmmakers, 11, 242–252 allowing users to add a song to their films, 11 profile, 232 marketers, 11 broken links, 177 music venues, 12 changing, 176–177 organizations, 12 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 311

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pets, 12 Terra, Evo (Podcasting For Dummies), promotional companies, 12 111, 284 recording studios, 12 text appearance, 196–197 restaurants, 12 text messages, 127–129 television shows, 12 Thomas Myspace Editor, 195–198, 281 types of, 11–13 time spell check, 284 blog entries, 108 spokesperson of MySpace, 29 events, 136 Square (Wendy’s character), 209 time zone, 39 Standalone Player option for MySpace titles Music Player, 235 blog entries, 108 Start Date for events, 136 blogs, 115 Start Time for events, 136 events, 135 starting a new group, 147–149 Tittel, Ed (HTML 4 For Dummies), 189 starting account setup, 23–24 tools statistics about blogs, 121 Audacity software, 283–284 status of messages, 85 GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation stopping delivery of newsletters, 38 Program), 282–283 strangers, protecting yourself from, Glitter Graphics, 282 276–277 iMovie program, 184, 283 street teams, 213 MySpace Toolbox, 282 Strong, Jeff (PC Recording Studios For Quizilla, 284 Dummies), 284 spell check, 284 Subject field Thomas Myspace Editor, 195–198, 281 blog entries, 108 Tools For MySpace, 282 bulletins, 98, 101 Windows Movie Maker, 184, 283 messages, 85 Tools For MySpace, 282 subscriptions to blogs, 120–121 Top Artist listings, 236 Subservient Chicken, 208 Top Friends section success of MySpace, 204–206 adding friends to, 76 surveys editing, 75–76 embedded code, 194–195 features, 73 Quizilla, 284 My Friend Space, 74–75 symbols, 109–110 number of friends to list, 75 topics (discussion forums), 151, 155–158 Trash (MySpace Mail Center), 82, 89 • T • Trillian instant-messaging program, 132 tables, 196–197 TV shows tags (HTML tags), 190–193 Interests & Personality section, 32 teacher ratings, 160–161 MySpace TV On Demand, 264–265 teens profiles for, 12 checking your teen’s profile, 20 types of profiles, 11–13 protecting from strangers, 276–277 safety tips, 18–20, 276–277 television shows • U • Interests & Personality section, 32 unblocking users, 51 MySpace TV On Demand, 264–265 under-age users, reporting, 25 profiles for, 12 Underdahl, Keith (Digital Video For terms and conditions, 25–27 Dummies), 184 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 312

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unwanted content and messages, 20, users 273–274 blocking, 39, 48–51, 273–274 Upcoming Shows (music profiles), 223–225 first MySpace users, 217 uploading locating, 59–61 movies, 246, 251–252 photos, 169–171 songs, 218, 228–231 • V • videos, 179–181, 251–252 value of MySpace, 9 URLs verification code, 26 individual user profiles, 28, 30 video formats, 180, 184 music profiles, 221 Video Management (filmmaker profiles), user experience, 241–242 243 user profiles video on profile page account settings, 39 adding, 36, 177–183 age requirement, 23, 25 embedded video code, 178–179, 182 alerts, 125–126 playing, 181–182 animated GIFs, 174 previewing, 182 Background & Lifestyle section, 34 private, 179 Basic Info, 34 public, 179 comments, 68 video-editing programs, 184 Contact Box, 83–84 videos. See also movies contact information, 168, 277 blogs, 110, 183 contacts, 71 broken links, 184 copyright issues, 27 bulletins, 183 creating, 21 categories, 178, 181 dating scene, 14 comedian profiles, 255 defined, 11 comments, 69, 183, 185 Display Name, 33 descriptions, 179 editing, 30–31, 33, 188–189 editing, 184 impersonating another person, 27 file size, 180, 184 Interests & Personality section, 31–33 finding, 177–178 name, 24, 28, 30, 33–34, 277 hosting sites, 16 Networking section, 36 iMovie program, 184, 283 photos, 169–173 marketing, 212–214 previewing, 189, 198–199 music videos, 237 privacy settings, 19–20, 38, 42–45, 269 My Favorites, 183 Profile Edit page, 30–31 porn, 180 removing your name from the search posting, 184 feature, 271 ratings, 178, 185 school communities, 34–35, 159–160 reviewing, 183, 185 songs, 36, 175–176 searching, 177–178 URL, 28, 30 sharing, 16 videos, 36, 177–183 uploading, 179–181, 251–252 what not to post, 278 Windows Movie Maker program, 184, 283 work communities, 36, 159 YouTube social networking Web site, 10, user-generated Web content, 10 288 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 313

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viewing Xanga, 287 blocked users, 51–52 Yahoo! Mail, 22 bulletins, 99 YouTube, 10, 288 calendar, 141–142 weblogs classified ads, 152–153 Advanced Editor, 108–110 comments, 90, 93–94 audiences, 106 event invitations, 140–141 background colors, 113, 115 forums, 155 background images, 118 friend requests, 65 Background Settings, 118 groups, 145–146 Bebo social networking Web site, 287 photos, 171–172 blog groups, 122 viral marketing, 95 Blog link, 106 Blog Post Settings section, 117 bulletins, 121 • W • categories, 106–107 Wal-Mart, 209 Catster social networking Web site, 289 Web 2.0, 10 colors, 114–115 Web Design For Dummies (Mansfield), 189 comments, 47, 111, 121–123 Web sites creating, 16 Amazon.com, 263 CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), 118–119 Audacity software, 283 customizations, 112–118 Bebo, 287 Customize My Blog window, 112–113, 118 Catster, 289 defined, 16, 105 Classmates.com, 286 diary entries, 111, 271 comedian profiles, 260 Dogster social networking Web site, 289 Dogster, 289 e-mail, 121 eBay, 10 emoticons, 109–110 Facebook, 286 event invitations, 139 Flickr, 169, 288 font, 113 Friendster, 285 friends’ entries, 271 GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Friends List, 111 Program), 283 Friendster social networking Web site, Glitter Graphics, 282 285 Gmail, 22 General Page Settings, 113 iMovie, 283 Glitter Graphics, 282 music profiles, 221, 227 header, 114–115 MySpace Toolbox, 282 hyperlinks, 108–110, 114 Napster, 285 limiting access to people you know, Orkut, 287–288 270–271 Photobucket, 169 messages, 121 Quizilla, 284 music, 118 Reunion.com, 286–287 number of entries displayed, 114 Thomas Myspace Editor, 195, 281 page header, 114–115 Tools For MySpace, 282 photos, 109–110 Webmonkey, 194 podcasting, 111 Wikipedia online encyclopedia, 10 posting entries, 106–112 Windows Movie Maker, 283 Preferred List setting, 111, 271 28_095294 bindex.qxp 12/7/06 11:09 PM Page 314

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weblogs (continued) Wikipedia online encyclopedia, 10 previewing entries, 112 Williams, Ryan (WindowsXP Digital Music privacy settings, 111, 271 For Dummies), 230 public entries, 111, 271 Windows Movie Maker program, 184, 283 publicizing, 121–122 WindowsXP Digital Music For Dummies safety, 119, 271 (Williams), 230 Side Module section, 116 work communities, 36, 159 Simple Editor, 110 writing bulletins, 101 songs, 118 statistics, 121 Subject field, 108 • X • subscriptions, 120–121 Xanga social networking Web site, 287 symbols, 109–110 X-Men: The Last Stand, 215 time of entries, 108 titles, 115 titles of entries, 108 • Y • videos, 110, 183 Yahoo! Mail, 22 width, 114 YouTube Web site, 10, 288 Xanga social networking Web site, 287 Webmonkey Web site, 194 Wendy’s, 209 • Z • width of blogs, 114 ZIP code for account setup, 25