Exploring Bebo - a getting started guide

Last week Pete and I were in Rotherham to deliver a follow up training session on Social Network Sites to the youth service.

Unlike last time we were using an IT suite which didn't block access to Social Network Sites - so we used the opportunity for some hands on exploration of Bebo.com.

I was struck by how much the group managed to learn and explore in just 45 minutes hands-on time. For many workers it was the first time they had been able to sign-up to, and explore a Social Network Site - and being able to use the computer was far better than working with the paper-based Social Network Site models I've used in previous training sessions.

Building on the one page guide Introduction to MySpace I put together a couple of weeks ago - I prepared a more in-depth guide to Bebo which steps a new user through creating a profile, and then exploring privacy settings and adding friends.

You can download the getting started with Bebo guide here.