Marsha Collier - AARP Facebook. Tech to Connect

AARP Facebook Tech to Connect

by Marsha Collier

AARP Facebook: Tech to Connect

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About the Author

Marsha Collier spends a good deal of time online. As a blogger, author of the best-selling For Dummies books about eBay, and radio host, she shares her love of the online world with millions.

Before her eBay career took off, Marsha owned and operated her own marketing and advertising firm, a company that won numerous awards and earned her Small Business of the Year accolades from several organizations. She got started online during the Internets early years and quickly mastered the art of making friends online.

Marsha is one of the foremost eBay experts and educators in the world and the top-selling eBay author. In 1999, Marsha created the first edition of eBay For Dummies, the bestselling book for eBay beginners. She followed up that success with Starting an eBay Business For Dummies, a book targeting individuals interested in making e-commerce their full-time profession. Marsha updates these books regularly to keep up with site and market changes.

Marshas books have sold over 1,000,000 copies (including the special editions in foreign countries two in Australia, two in Canada, and two in the United Kingdom as well as translations in Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, and German).

Along with her writing, Marsha is an experienced e-commerce and customer service educator speaking at conferences all over the world. Embracing social media has earned Marsha awards as an influencer:

2011 Forbes: Top 10 Women Social Media Influencers

2012 Forbes: Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers

2009: 140 Characters Conference NOW Award Winner

2012 The 100 Most Powerful Women On Twitter

2011 One of Top 10 LA Tech & Twitter Voices in the Los Angeles Tech Scene by Ranker.com

2011 PeerIndex #1 Customer Experience Online Influencers

2011 #1 Most Influential in Customer Service MindTouch

She hosts Computer & Technology Radio on iTunes and the web at www.computerandtechnologyradio.com . Marsha currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. She can be reached via her website at www.marshacollier.com .

Dedications

To all the future online citizens who have purchased this book to get a taste of how much fun joining the online party can be. I look forward to seeing you on Facebook, hearing your stories, and learning from you.

I dedicate this book also to my dear friends on Facebook who have embraced me as part of the community. I want to thank all of you for your help and support; you make the online world a fun place to visit for millions of people. Keep on doing what youre doing.

Authors Acknowledgments

This book couldnt have been written without the input from the thousands of wonderful people Ive met online from all over the world. You inspire me to work harder and do my best to help as many people as possible.

I particularly want to thank my freaking brilliant editors at John Wiley & Sons, Inc. who helped make this book as much fun as it is: my ber-smart (and charming) project editor Leah Michael; my super-funny editor Barry Childs-Helton; my tech editor TJ McCue; my acquisitions editor Steven Hayes, who is always there for support and ideas; and my publisher Andy Cummings.

Thank you all!

Connections that work for you.

M ore than 60 percent of adults use Facebook regularly, and the 55-and-older crowd is the fastest-growing group on the site. Thats no surprise: Were all using this social network to connect finding old friends and meeting new ones, sharing photos and videos with kids and grandkids, and learning new things. Whether youre intimidated and afraid that its too late to start or you just need a little help with all the icons and lingo this book is for you.