Twitter For Dummies, Mini Edition

by Laura Fitton, Michael Gruen, Leslie Poston

Overview

Learn all the things you can do with Twitter!

Make new friends, promote a product or service, build a fan base, raise funds for your favorite charity, and be part of the hottest trend around! Let these experts teach you Twitter shorthand, show you how to sign up, help you follow and be followed, and start you on the road to tweet success.

Open the book and find:

• How to locate people to follow

• Tips for a good username

• Ways to condense your message to 140 characters or less

• Advice on sprucing up your profile

• The ins and outs of Twetiquette

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118038048
Publisher:	Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/14/2011
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Laura Fitton (@pistachio) is a business consultant with 38,000 (and growing) Twitter followers. Michael E. Gruen (@gruen) is a business advisor. Leslie Poston (@geechee_girl) is a social networking and new media expert.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

About This Book.

Conventions Used in This Book.

Icons Used in This Book.

Part I: 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.

Branching Out with Third-Party Applications.

Part II: Hello, Twitter World!

Signing Up.

Picking a Name.

Say Hello! Your First Tweets.

Customizing Your Profile.

Part III: Tweeting It Up.

Finding People to Follow on Twitter.

How to Follow People.

Replying to Tweets.

Direct Messaging.

Following Twitter Protocol.