Product Description

Tell us what you're doing in 140 characters or less: that's the basic premise of Twitter, and it's taken the world by storm. There are now over one million Tweeters, who update their status and follow the statuses of others on a daily basis, including such well-known names as Stephen Fry, Boris Johnson, Jonathan Ross and Barack Obama. Twitter has been transformed in a few short months from a nerdy pastime of computer geeks to an international phenomenon. In "The Little Book of Twitter", Tim Collins will give you all the information you need to get up to speed and become a bona fide Tweeter, including: how to get started; the weirdest and wittiest Twitter feeds; the netiquette of Twitter; the best celebrity Tweeters; and, tweeting at work. Your shortcut to the world of Twitter, "The Little Book of Twitter's" accessible and humorous style will have you Tweeting with the good and the great in no time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14713 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

Good guide-in a little more than 140 characters
This little book is not just a beginners guide to twitter. As someone who loves twitter and has used it for 6 months it enlightened me about many aspects of twitter protocol and pointed me to online tools like twitpix and tweet deck etc that make it more fun to use.

There's advice on who to follow, celeb users, twitter jargon, user stereotypes and a short history of its rapid ascendancy as a social networking site- such as when Stephen Fry took it mainstream with his famous `stuck in a lift' tweet.

It's written with a sense of humour, and as a quick reference guide it's a perfect summary of what twitter is all about, and how you can join in without making a faux pas.

There's still a place for paperbook in the online arena!
If like me, you can't justify the time it takes to "research" something online because you're easily distracted... this kind of thing is the ideal catch-up-in-bed read. You can be safe from the allure of banner ads and teaser copy!

Laugh at the celebrity Twitter accounts it mentions (and you'll probably end up following a few too).

It's a how-to, how-not-to and a de-mystifier, all in 160 pages. If you can't think what to twitter - it makes suggestions and prompts on how to get past Twitter-block. If you're bit twitter-happy, it highlights some useful tips on discretion too ;o)

It WAS a mystery to me!
Everyone is talking about Twitter...........and I did not have a clue - this book was just what I needed.
Am up and tweeting now!
Very amusing little book which has a mixture of practical information on the actual process of Tweeting and some funny information in as well - classic books in Twitter form is really funny!