Chapter 11
Filling Facebook with Photos and Videos
IN THIS CHAPTER
Looking at friends’ photos and videos
Adding your own photos and videos to Facebook
Adding photos and videos from your iPhone or other smartphone
Understanding privacy for photos and videos
Facebook Photos is the leading photo-sharing application on the web. This may sound surprising because entire sites are dedicated to storing, displaying, and sharing photos, whereas Photos is just one piece of the Facebook puzzle. But the fact that all your friends are likely on Facebook and using Photos makes it a one-stop shop for tracking all the photos of you, all the photos you’ve taken, and all the photos of your friends.
Additionally, Facebook Photos allows you to add and share videos. Though less common, videos are pretty similar to photos. If you let them languish on your hard drive or on your mobile phone, nobody gets to enjoy them. Nobody gets to tell you how cute the photos of your baby are. No one lets you know that she likes your wedding video. When you share photos and videos, they can become even more cherished, ...
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