UID:
edocfu_9961556761202883
Format:
1 online resource (291 p.)
Edition:
1st edition
ISBN:
0-470-55258-1
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0-470-55257-3
Series Statement:
For dummies series
Content:
Twitter can boost your business and marketing efforts, and this guide shows you how Twitter, the simple-to-use microblogging service, offers immense benefits for businesses and organizations. Fire departments, political candidates, and C0EOs have used Twitter to share up-to-the-minute information. Laura Fitton, maybe better known by her Twitter handle - @Pistachio, has more than 10,000 followers on Twitter, and gives presentations on how to use Twitter to build business and personal opportunity. She's joined by Michael Gruen and Leslie Poston to share Twitter expertise in this easy-to
Note:
Includes index.
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Twitter for Dummies; About the Authors; Dedication; Authors' Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Twitter? Like Birds Do?; Chapter 1: Sharing Your Thoughts, 140 Characters at a Time; Figuring Out This Twitter Thing; How Individuals Use Twitter; How Organizations Use Twitter; Businesses That Use Twitter; Getting Your Tweet Wet; Tweeting Like a Pro
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Branching Out with Third-Party ApplicationsChapter 2: Hello, Twitter World!; Signing Up; Picking a Name; Finding Contacts; Inviting Contacts; Say Hello! Your First Tweets; Customizing Your Profile; Adjusting Your Text-Messaging Settings; Chapter 3: Stroll Around the Grounds: A Tour of the Twitter Interface; Starting Out on the Home Screen; Tweeting to One Specific Person: @ Replies; Shhh! Sending Private Notes via Direct Messages; Playing (Twitter) Favorites; Becoming a Renaissance Man via the Everyone Tab (RIP); Seeing Who You Follow; Figuring Out Who's Following You
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Looking at What You've TweetedChapter 4: Using Twitter Wherever You Think Best; The User Multi-Face: Interacting with Twitter Every Which Way; Going Mobile: The Key to Happiness; Part II: Joining Your Flock on Twitter; Chapter 5: Tweeting It Up; Finding People to Follow on Twitter; How to Follow People; Replying to Tweets; Direct Messaging; Encouraging More Followers; Chapter 6: Who's Using Twitter; Tweeting with Regular People; Building Company Relationships with Twitter; Talking Politics with Actual Politicians; Following Celebrities on Twitter; Signing Up for Syndicated Material
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Tweeting in UnisonPart III: Twittering in High Gear; Chapter 7: Tricks of the Twitter Gurus; Following Twitter Protocol; Inserting Links into Your Tweets; Using Your Twitter History and Favorites; Your Feeds, My Feeds, Everyone's Feeds; Deciphering Twitter Shorthand Code; Chapter 8: Twitter Minus Twitter.com; Tweeting with Your Cellphone; Using Twitter through Your E-Mail; Swimming Your Twitter Stream with RSS Feeds; Using Third-Party Services; Sharing Tweets All Around the Web; Auto-Tweeting; Chapter 9: Embracing the Twitter Ecosystem; Finding Interesting Twitter Talk with Search Tools
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Expanding Your Twitter World by Using ClientsKeeping Your Tweets Short with URL Shorteners; Getting All Your Online Activity in One Place by Using Aggregators; Using Trending Topics to Stay on the Twitter Cutting-Edge; Playing with Twitter Games and Memes; Tag Clouds; Keeping in Contact with Visualization and Listening Tools; Knowing Your Network with Follower and Following Tools; Part IV: Knowing Why We Twitter; Chapter 10: Finding Your Tweet Voice; Finding Your Voice, Whether for Business or Pleasure; Identifying Your Audience; Keeping Your Tweets Authentic
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Keeping Twitter Personal . . . but Not Too Personal
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-470-47991-4
Language:
English
