Chapter 19

Social Networking with Windows 8

IN THIS CHAPTER

Using the People app

Setting up social media accounts

Viewing social media activity

Navigating the People app

One of the most popular activities online is communicating using social media programs, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, and YouTube.

The new Windows 8 People app lets you integrate your contracts and updates from multiple social network sites such as Windows Live, Facebook, and Twitter into one single location for that person. Also, the Mail and Messaging apps rely on the People app for selecting contacts to send e-mail and instant messages.

This chapter explores how to access various social media programs in Windows 8, including using the People app to consolidate many of your favorite social media communications into one app.

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