Twitter for dummies, by Laura Fitton, Anum Hussain, and Brittany Leaning ; foreword by Jack Dorsey, inventor, founder, & chairman, Twitter

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Twitter for dummies, by Laura Fitton, Anum Hussain, and Brittany Leaning ; foreword by Jack Dorsey, inventor, founder, & chairman, Twitter

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by Laura Fitton, Anum Hussain, and Brittany Leaning ; foreword by Jack Dorsey, inventor, founder, & chairman, Twitter

Instantiates

• Twitter for dummies

Publication

• Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015

Copyright

• ©2015

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Contents

• Foreword -- Introduction: -- About this book: -- New for third edition -- Motivation -- Conventions used in this book -- What you're not to read -- Foolish assumptions -- How this book is organized: -- Part 1: Twitter? Like birds do? -- Part 2: Finding your flock -- Part 3: Twittering in high gear -- Part 4: What's the point? Using twitter to your advantage -- Part 5: Part of tens -- Icons used in this book -- Beyond the book -- Where to go from here -- Part 1: Twitter? Like Birds Do?: -- Getting started with Twitter: -- Figuring out this Twitter thing -- How individuals use Twitter -- How organizations use Twitter -- How businesses use Twitter -- Twitter ecosystem -- Thinking in 140 characters -- Welcome to the world of Twitter: -- Signing up -- Picking a username -- Finding contacts: -- Using useful people-finding tools -- Searching by using Twitter search -- Inviting contacts -- Getting comfortable: just Tweet it! -- Customizing your profile: -- Changing your profile photo -- Changing your header photo -- Using your header image to expand your profile -- Changing your personal background -- Tour Of The Twitter Interface: -- Navigating your home screen: -- Your profile snapshot -- Tweet interface -- Trends -- Who to follow -- Your Twitter stream -- Viewing your notifications tab: -- Favorites -- Retweets -- @replies and @mentions -- Direct messages -- Touring your discover tab: -- Tweets -- Activity -- Who to follow -- Find friends -- Popular accounts -- Twitter search -- Checking out your me tab: -- Your tweets -- Photo/videos -- Seeing who you follow -- Figuring out who's following you -- Revisiting your favorite tweets -- Using Twitter wherever you think best: -- Desktop experience: -- Desktop clients -- Browser plug-ins -- Widgets and gadgets -- Lists that improve your desktop experience -- Leaving the nest: Twitter for mobile: -- Twitter mobile app -- Text messages (SMS delivery) -- Part 2: Finding Your Flock: -- So how do I start Twittering?: -- Finding people to follow on Twitter: -- Seeing who's talking -- Searching for people -- Doing a simple search -- Inviting people personally, through Twitter -- Checking out Twitter lists -- Following back -- Following people: -- Using the follow button -- Replying to tweets -- Retweeting: -- Retweeting a link -- Retweeting the old-fashioned way -- Sending direct messages: -- Direct-messaging shorthand -- Should I @ or DM? -- Encouraging more followers -- Who's using Twitter: -- Tweeting with regular people -- Popular accounts -- Verified accounts -- Building company relationships with Twitter -- Talking politics with actual politicians -- Following celebrities on Twitter -- Twitter directories -- Signing up for automated material -- Part 3: Twittering In High Gear: -- How to tweet like tweeps do: -- Following Twitter protocol: -- Language and abbreviations -- Engaging other on Twitter -- Tweeting frequency -- Inserting links into your Tweets -- Adding your location -- Subscribing to text-message notifications: -- fav -- stats-- get -- whois -- follow -- leave -- on/off username -- invite -- quit and stop -- Improving your Twitteracy: -- Finding interesting Twitter talk with search tools: -- Twitter search -- Topsy -- Joining the hashtag revolution: -- Conversations -- Live events -- Twitter chats -- Trending hashtags -- Expanding our Twitter world by using clients: -- Desktop clients -- Mobile clients -- Tag clouds -- Monitoring beyond Twitter-com: -- Google alerts -- Sidekick plus zapier --Social inbox -- Knowing your network: follower and following tools -- Flaunt your feathers with photos and videos: -- Exploring your uploading options: -- Attaching phots to your Tweets -- Making collages in your tweets -- Tagging users in your tweeted phots -- Sizing images for Twitter: -- Adding flavor with a header photo -- Identifying yourself with a profile photo -- Uploading photos with your tweets -- Uploading videos to Twitter: -- Vine -- YouTube -- GIFs -- Uploading other visuals on Twitter: -- Instagram -- SlideShare
• Part 4: What's The Point? Using Twitter To Your Advantage: -- Finding your tweet voice: -- Finding your voice: -- Individuals on Twitter -- Businesses on Twitter -- Mixing business with pleasure -- Understanding your audience: -- Who's following you? -- Diversifying your network -- Targeting specific networks -- Measuring your influence -- Measuring your overall presence -- Measuring the reach of your tweets -- Understanding your extended network -- Keeping your tweets authentic: -- Being genuine -- Evangelizing your causes -- Keeping Twitter personal-but not too personal: -- Protecting personal details -- Maximizing privacy and safety -- Twitter for business: -- Understanding the business of Twitter -- Putting your best face forward: -- Public relations -- Customer service -- Networking on Twitter -- Building brand awareness -- Offering promotions and generating leads -- Promoting bands and artists -- Sharing company updates -- Building community -- Conducting research -- Going transparent -- Advising employees on tweeting -- Sharing knowledge -- Twitter and the evolving media landscape: -- Tweedia: understanding Twitter and the media -- Breaking news through tweets: -- Breaking news from individual users -- Breaking news from brands or organizations -- Using Twitter as your news source: -- Integrating Twitter into your news experience -- Building your newspaper -- Following news-related trends -- Being a Twitter journalist: -- Citizen journalism hits the mainstream -- Tweeting accurate info -- Gathering your journalistic tools -- Using news to grow your business: -- Fueling your efforts with adverting -- Engaging with your favorite programming -- Social side of Twitter: -- Using Twitter as a support system -- Connecting with people -- Making new connections: -- Searching for topics of interest -- Attending Twitter-based events -- To follow or not to follow? -- Getting quick answers: -- Accessing celebrities and experts -- Checking breaking news -- Getting recommendations -- Sharing information -- Changing the world, one tweet at a time: -- Twittering the globe for change: -- Tweeting for the greater good -- Tweeting in politics -- Tweeting during natural disasters -- Tweeting to help others -- Twitter to the rescue -- Using Twitter to stay alert -- Organizing people online and in real life: -- Drive to change a nation -- Organizing on a small scale -- Banding together for creative purposes -- Planning an event with Twitter -- Planning a tweetup to meet Twitter friends -- Part 5: Part Of Tens: -- Ten tweets to send today: -- Say hello -- Retweet (RT) someone -- Answer a question -- Share something great -- Say thank you -- Ask a question -- Put a # on it -- Tell us about someone -- Be human -- Don't tweet at all -- Ten cool ways to use twitter: -- Socialize and network -- Follow breaking news -- Find, follow, and fan celebrities -- Participate in live media: sports and television -- Engage with shared media: books, movies, and more -- Optimize your lifestyle -- Support charities, causes, and education -- Plan and promote events -- Find inspiration and personal and professional development -- Invent new uses of twitter -- Ten Twitter tools and services: -- TweetDeck -- Hootsuite -- Social inbox -- Twitter app -- Wefollow and justunfollow -- Twitter counter -- Bitly -- Fuffer -- Canva -- Topsy -- Ten resources for Twitter glory: -- Official Twitter blog -- #twittertips -- How to write a tweet: 8 formulas to get your stared -- Twitter chat schedule -- Twitter support -- Mashable's Twitter category -- @Twitter -- Tweetup meetup groups -- Everything you need to know to successfully live-tweet your event -- @Dummies -- Glossary -- Index

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000053975187

Dimensions

24 cm.

Edition

3rd edition.

Extent

xiv, 294 pages

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9781118954836

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u266677

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(OCoLC)878023861