Easy Instructions for Getting on FaceBook

When you first go to FaceBook it asks you to sign in or create an account. You'll need an e-mail address and it's a good idea to be able to upload a picture of yourself that will others put the face with the name, so to speak.

Once you've established an account you have the option of entering information about yourself which will be called your profile. This is optional, but most people do it because, as you'll soon find out, here are hundreds of people on FaceBook with your name! The world is a really big place!

You have the ability to set privacy rules that govern how your info is made available or not. And if you want to show pictures of your dog or vacation then you are beginning to share your life with those people on FaceBook you are friends with. Everything is optional.

Social Media & You

A PRIMER FOR LEARNING ABOUT FACEBOOK & TWITTER

So you've just learned that our club is on FaceBook and you want to know how to get involved. Don't be intimidated! We'll show you how. You'll need to go to the FaceBook web site and create an account. Then you will go to the Clearwater Rotary FaceBook page and indicate that you "like" it. Then you'll be connected to our club's activities via the excitingnew world of Social Media!

What is Social Media?

When the internet was first available to users of personal computers it was very awkward and clunky. It was like looking at an outline to your term paper in high school. But something magical happened when you clicked on the words that were underlined with your mouse. You were whisked away to another page. As the web evolved over the years web sites became more interesting.

FaceBook allows Community Building

It is very interactive today. People can comment to what they read on a website. A conversation begins and another magical thing happens - a community is formed! Our Rotary Club can now stay in touch with each other by using FaceBook & Twitter. FaceBook can be set up to send you e-mails when certain things happen or it can be configured so that you have to log on the site to see what's going on.

Clearwater Rotary is now on FaceBook

You can stay in touch with current events and read about upcoming programs and speakers just by going to FaceBook and checking our club's page. There is a link there to our main web site if you want to find out more information. Social media sites like FaceBook and Twitter are designed for consise blurbs of PR messages. A web site is better suited for making information available in greater detail.

Everyone Should Like Clearwater Rotary

When you are on FaceBook and a friend suggests you like an organization they are reccomending you create a link between yourself and that organization. If we post something on the Clearwater Rotary Club's FaceBook page you might get an e-mail (if this is ok - you can configure it to be passive and not bnother you). On your FaceBook home page you get updates on what Clearwater Rotary is up to and you can check events to see what the program is net week and other happenings.