Twitter For Dummies

By Laura Fitton, Michael Gruen and Leslie Poston

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. Fire departments, political candidates, and C0EOs have used Twitter to share up-to-the-minute information. Laura Fitton, maybe better known by her Twitter handle - @Pistachio, has more than 10,000 followers on Twitter, and gives presentations on how to use Twitter to build business and personal opportunity. She's joined by Michael Gruen and Leslie Poston to share Twitter expertise 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. Then you'll learn to use third party tools to link Twitter to other sites and incorporate it into business communication models. This book covers

• The basics of signing up and creating tweets
• Following other users and adding followers to your own tweets
• Mastering the "Twecosystem"-the tools that tie Twitter to many other Web applications, including mobile devices
• Strategies for enhancing business communication, marketing, and networking opportunities with Twitter

Twitter For Dummies gets you up and running on this hot communications tool the fun and easy way.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wiley
• Release date: Jul 6, 2009
• ISBN: 9780470552575

Reviews for Twitter For Dummies

[jaimitaylor · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

A very basic book. Not a lot of food for thought. A bit disappointing. Many of my Twitter questions that inspired me to purchase the book were never answered.

[aauvihouse · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

A very basic book. Not a lot of food for thought. A bit disappointing. Many of my Twitter questions that inspired me to purchase the book were never answered.

[emlyn_chand · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A must, must read for anyone who hasn't yet figured out Twitter's potential to revolutionize web-based communication, especially pertinent for those who wish to build their networks and market themselves as writers, artists, or persons of business.

[daisiesn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

From a beginner (already had a basic account set up on Twitter) point of view, I found this book very good in getting an overview of the Twitterverse. There are a lot of handy tips to maximise your enjoyment of the social aspects, as well as maximising effectiveness for business-related goals on Twitter.