Twitter For Dummies

A fully updated new edition of the fun and easy guide to getting up and running on Twitter With more than half a billion registered users, Twitter continues to grow by leaps and bounds. This handy guide, from one of the first marketers to discover the power of Twitter, covers all the new features. It explains all the nuts and bolts, how to make good connections, and why and how Twitter can benefit you and your business. Fully updated to cover all the latest features and changes to Twitter Written by a Twitter pioneer who was one of the first marketers to fully tap into Twitter's business applications Ideal for beginners, whether they want to use Twitter to stay in touch with friends or to market their products and services Explains how to incorporate Twitter into other social media and how to use third-party tools to improve and simplify Twitter

A fully updated new edition of the fun and easy guide to getting up and running on TwitterWith more than half a billion registered users, Twitter continues to grow by leaps and bounds. This handy guide, from one of the first marketers to discover the power of Twitter, covers all the new features. It explains all the nuts and bolts, how to make good connections, and why and how Twitter can benefit you and your business.* Fully updated to cover all the latest features and changes to Twitter* Written by a Twitter pioneer who was one of the first marketers to fully tap into Twitter's business applications* Ideal for beginners, whether they want to use Twitter to stay in touch with friends or to market their products and services* Explains how to incorporate Twitter into other social media and how to use third-party tools to improve and simplify Twitter

Foreword xiiiIntroduction 1Part I: Twitter? Like Birds Do? 7Chapter 1: Getting Started with Twitter 9Chapter 2: Welcome to the World of Twitter 19Chapter 3: A Tour of the Twitter Interface 39Chapter 4: Using Twitter Wherever You Think Best 57Part II: Finding Your Flock 67Chapter 5: So How Do I Start Twittering? 69Chapter 6: Who's Using Twitter 89Part III: Twittering in High Gear 105Chapter 7: How to Tweet Like Tweeps Do 107Chapter 8: Improving Your Twitteracy 119Chapter 9: Flaunt Your Feathers with Photos and Videos 137Part IV: What's the Point? Using Twitter to Your Advantage 149Chapter 10: Finding Your Tweet Voice 151Chapter 11: Twitter for Business 169Chapter 12: Twitter and the Evolving Media Landscape 191Chapter 13: The Social Side of Twitter 209Chapter 14: Changing the World, One Tweet at a Time 227Part V: The Part of Tens 243Chapter 15: Ten Tweets to Send Today 245Chapter 16: Ten Cool Ways to Use Twitter 253Chapter 17: Ten Twitter Tools and Services 261Chapter 18: Ten Resources for Twitter Glory 267Glossary 273Index 281