TWITTER

A Pocket Guide

By Crombie Jardine

144x111mm • 128pp • £3.99 • PB • ISBN 978-1-906051-37-2 • 23 April 2009

Twitter
v. a succession of light chirping sounds
n. a state of great excitement

Twitter is a social networking site founded in 2006 and fast gaining popularity and momentum around the world.

This pocket guide will help all those who want to join in the fun but haven’t a clue where to start and will make sure novices are tweetwise in no time!

Chapters cover all the basics from getting started and top tips, to stories, humour and even a very handy twictionary.

TWIT TALK

DM Direct Message
handle Your Twitter name, beginning with @
nudge A reminder to someone to update their profile
twaffic Twitter traffic
tweet A post on Twitter
twibute A compliment paid to a fellow user

“I love how Twitter confirms my all too often assaulted belief that most humans are kind, curious, knowledgeable, tolerant and funny. Let’s enjoy ourselves and to hell with those who don’t get it!”
Stephen Fry, TV personality
(and popular twitterer)

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED ON TWITTER
CHAPTER 2: A SHORT HISTORY OF TWITTER
CHAPTER 3: USE TWITTER TO…
CHAPTER 4: TOP TWITTER TIPS
CHAPTER 5: TWITTERQUETTE
CHAPTER 6: TOP TWITTERERS
CHAPTER 7: TWITTER CELEBS’ ADDRESS BOOK
CHAPTER 8: WOSSY’S BEST TWEETS
CHAPTER 9: TWIT-TASTIC TRUE STORIES
CHAPTER 10: TWIT WIT
CHAPTER 11: YOU KNOW YOU’RE ADDICTED TO
TWITTER WHEN…
CHAPTER 12: TWIT TALK: A TWICTIONARY
CHAPTER 13: USEFUL WEBSITES

“Suddenly, it seems as though all the world’s a-twitter”
Newsweek

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