A full-color, portable guide to getting all the fun and productivity from Twitter Twitter is hot! It's used by everyone from teens keeping up with their friends to fundraising charities and organizations responding to natural disasters; even President Obama tweets. Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets gets you in on the fun, taking you all the way from setting up an account to incorporating cool third-party applications. Defined as microblogging, Twitter allows you to be as active or passive as you choose in keeping up with the conversation. Limited to 140 characters per comment, or "tweet", it's designed for here-and-now communication. This handy guide gives you everything you need to know. - Guides you through setting up an account and following Twitter rules
- Explains how to tweet from mobile devices
- Shows how to add Twitter to a blog or to other social networking sites such as Facebook
- Offers ideas for using Twitter in business as well as for personal contacts
- Covers Twitter terminology
- Provides useful tips and tricks for expanding Twitter's usefulness through third-party applications
Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets explores all the features of Twitter, so you can join the conversation and discover what all the buzz is about. |
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 Great resource for all who want to learn and maximize Twitter |
| Review Date: May 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: C. Papandria, Royal Oak, MI |
| Twitter as a social networking tool is exploding and this book is the first to help you untangle all of information you need to learn about Twitter and put out your first "tweet." It provides a good foundation for the basics of getting started but it is also loaded with intermediate and advanced tips and tricks to get the most out of Twitter. Whether you just want to start tweeting or are looking for ways to leverage Twitter to its fullest, I think you'll find everything you need to learn and maximize Twitter in this book. |
Terrific resource for those deciding whether or not to Twitter
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| Review Date: June 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Summerfield, Missoula, Montana |
My teenage daughters talked me into signing up for Twitter. I had no idea what I was getting into. But I had found a few old school friends and work colleagues on Facebook, so I thought: Why not?
When I started getting emails from perfect strangers saying they were "following" me on Twitter, I thought perhaps I should find out what this phenomenon was really all about. So I ordered this book.
The book is well-written, and keeps within the parameters of knowledge which would belong to the average computer-savvy person (i.e. someone who can use a computer to surf for pleasure, word process, send email and do their office job.) It explained the reasoning behind Twitter, which is to keep up with friends and their lives in short bursts (bytes, really) of frequent information. The book also explains how to use shortcuts and extra features to enhance one's Twitter experience.
What the book did for me, admirably, is convince me that Twitter is a complete waste of time. I am already inundated with information which I feel I must assimilate to stay current in this fast-paced world. Twitter is an electronic pastime which I can safely do without. This book helped me decide that, and I think it did a good job of it.
You might come to the opposite conclusion after reading this book. It's an excellent resource, no matter what you decide.
Highly recommended. |
A must read 4 anyone new 2 twttr or anyone who wants 2 get more value or have more fun w/ twttr
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| Review Date: May 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: E. Griffin, Wilton, CT, USA |
"Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets" is full of useful advice for anyone new to Twitter or current "Twitterers" who want to increase their knowledge. The book has nine chapters covering:
1. Getting started
2. Customizing your profile to get a unique look
3. Sending tweets
4. Finding, following, and replying to other Twitter users
5. Using Twitter on your cell phone
6. Finding topics and people in Twitter, tips on Twitter search
7. Integrating Twitter with other social media and blogs
8. Different clients and gadgets for Twitter
9. Twitter extensions for sharing non-text media, scheduling, and analytics
I have been a Twitter user for some time, but I still found a number of new Tips and Tricks. The chapter on using Twitter on your cell phone is especially helpful, since the tiny interface is a challenge. The last three chapters are full of information not readily available elsewhere. I wish I had this book before I integrated my Twitter and Facebook accounts--I would not have spent so much time trying to do something that won't work! The gadgets and clients are fascinating, even if you do not use them all (I am a fan of TweetDeck and TinyTwitter), and the external web sites in Chapter 9 are valuable if you are using Twitter for business--otherwise, they are just fun!
If you are new to Twitter, "Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets" will help you use and get value from Twitter quickly. If you already tweet, you will certainly find a few tricks and tips that you did not know!
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Great and useful resource
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| Review Date: May 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Bakari, Sacramento, CA |
Paul McFedries book contains all the information you need to get on board with Twitter. Though it's easy to sign up on and start using the popular social media site, this book does indeed provide you many of the latest tips, tricks, and resources for getting the most out of Twitter.
Other books about Twitter cover how to use the site as a networking and marketing strategy for your business. Paul's book instead focuses on the general Twitter user. You get step-by-step instructions about signing up on the site, customizing your Twitter homepage, connecting with other Twitter members, and doing powerful searches on Twitter. The last third of the book gives you advance resources that get you beyond and connects you back to the Twitter.com website. You learn about desktop and mobile applications for Twittering, as well how to have your Twitter updates show up on your existing web or blog site. There's even a nice two-page glossary of Twitter related lingo that will give you "tweet cred" (Twitter creditability) amongst your friends and associates.
This book is beautifully illustrated, and the writing is clear and concise. I kinda wish, though, that it was formatted in 6x9 size, rather the traditional 9x6 book size. The landscape orientation would have made this book feel more like the true guide that it is.
Much of the information found in this book is available for free on the Internet, but having these resources collected in one place saves you time from doing all that searching. The author is a prolific writer who has sold books worldwide. So this book is well worth the price if you want to get up to speed on Twitter. |
Beginner Primer that Builds in Complexity
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| Review Date: May 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Shawna Lanne, San Jose, CA |
The set up and design of the book is both visually pleasing and easy to read. The chapters follow a logical flow for how you would set up and use a twitter account - first "a" then "b", etc. As a fairly tech savvy person I could have figured out a lot of the beginning information on my own, as I think most people could, but it is nice to have the book to go through. It also points out nuances that I missed when first setting up my account and may never have found on my own.
What I really liked/like about the book is the information about the third party clients and applications that can be added to Twitter to make tweeting easier and to make social marketing as a whole easier. I was thinking that I could probably find all of this information online, but not nearly as comprehensive or cohesively written and it would take me a long time to gather all the information together. This is a good resource.
Bottom line, I recommend this book to anyone just learning to tweet and for those who may have been tweeting for a while but haven't begun to peel back the layers of how it can be used.
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