Twitter for dummies

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. In this easy-to-follow guide, you'll discover how to get set up on Twitter, build a follower list, and find a voice for your tweets. 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

Pt. 1. Twitter? Like Birds Do? -- Ch. 1. Sharing Your Thoughts, 140 Characters at a Time -- Ch. 2. Hello, Twitter World! -- Ch. 3. Stroll Around the Grounds: A Tour of the Twitter Interface -- Ch. 4. Using Twitter Wherever You Think Best -- pt. II. Joining Your Flock on Twitter -- Ch. 5. Tweeting It Up -- Ch. 6. Who's Using Twitter -- pt. III. Twittering in High Gear -- Ch. 7. Tricks of the Twitter Gurus -- Ch. 8. Twitter Minus Twitter.com -- Ch. 9. Embracing the Twitter Ecosystem -- pt. IV. Knowing Why We Twitter -- Ch. 10. Finding Your Tweet Voice -- Ch. 11. Twitter for Business -- Ch. 12. The Social Side of Twitter -- Ch. 13. Changing the World, One Tweet at a Time -- pt. V. The Part of Tens -- Ch. 14. Ten Twitter Tools -- Ch. 15. Ten Useful Twitter-Based Services -- Ch. 16. Ten Cool Ways to Use Twitter. "Want to discover why the social networking world's a-Twitter? This handy guide--from one of the first marketers to discover the power of Twitter--covers the nuts and bolts, explaining step-by-step how you can use this popular tool to stay in touch with friends, market your products or services, incorporate it into other social media, and much more."-- Portion of summary from book Provides information on using the social networking site, covering such topics as accessing the Twitter interface, searching for people with similar interests, replying to others' tweets, and using Twitter to promote a business or cause.