How to Register with Facebook and Join the Masters Group

Hello again, here's a quick guide for anyone who is not yet registered with Facebook and wants to join the MA Group. Facebook is a "Social Networking Website". Basically it means you have a profile about yourself with links to your friends and allows you to share pictures and groups. It can be a bit overwhelming at first, but you soon get used to it and it's a generally fun place to just have a natter about things.

First of all, go to www.facebook.com

You will see a section that says

Everyone can use Facebook —

If you click the "Sign Up" button, you will ask you for a few key points about yourself including name, where you're from, a contact email address, a security check (as discussed by Jim in the first week) and a box to tick that says you agree with the terms and conditions. If you follow the instructions from here, you will be set up with a page all about you! You can put on as much information as you want, or even keep a lot of it private, so it's up to you how much you want to share.

Once you're registered with the site, you can join various groups. The one we've been talking about is:

MA Roocckk on!

To find the group, either copy and paste the above text into the "Search" box on the left hand side in Facebook, or click this link. In this group you can write on the Wall and join in with the discussion that's going on there, even if it is just Wesley and Charlotte at the moment! You can also start a discussion on the Discussion Board, upload photos or just have a look to see what everybody else is doing.

I know that's not the most comprehensive set of instructions in the world, but I hope it gives those of you who haven't used Facebook before enough information to get you started. Please leave comments on the Blog if you're confused and one of us will try and answer your questions as best we can.

See you all soon!