The Twitter Book, 2nd Edition?New from O'Reilly Media
Sensible, down-to-earth material on using and enjoying Twitter
Sebastopol, CA?Twitter is not just for talking about your
breakfast anymore. It has become an indispensable communications tool
for businesses, non-profits, celebrities, and people around the globe.
With The Twitter Book, Second Edition (O'Reilly Media, $19.99 USD), co-written by widely recognized Twitter experts Tim O'Reilly (@timoreilly) and Sarah Milstein (@sarahm),
you'll quickly get up to speed not only on standard features, but also
on new options and nuanced uses that will help you tweet with
confidence.
This fully updated edition is jam-packed with all-new real-world
examples, solid advice, and clear explanations guaranteed to turn you
into a power user, whether you're using Twitter to keep in touch with
friends or build your brand.
"Twitter has emerged as a key channel not only for individuals who
want to exchange ideas and information, but for businesses, too," says
Milstein. "We're proud that the first edition of The Twitter Book
helped tens of thousands of people and companies make great use of the
medium. But Twitter tends to change a lot. So the new edition is
completely updated, with one hundred percent fresh examples, plus tips
and tools that will let readers get the most out of Twitter as it works
today."
With the full-color examples and friendly text, you'll learn how to:
- Use Twitter to connect with colleagues, customers, family, and friends
- Stand out on Twitter
- Avoid common gaffes and pitfalls
- Build a critical communications channel with Twitter?and use the best third-party tools to manage it
Want to learn how to use Twitter like a pro? Get the book that readers and critics alike are raving about:
"This book delivers a bunch of sensible, down-to-earth material on using and enjoying Twitter."
?Cory Doctorow, co-editor, Boing Boing
"So helpful that many readers no doubt will tweet its praises and
thank @timoreilly and @sarahm for helping people understand why Twitter
is emerging as the Internet's most powerful communications vehicle
since e-mail."
?Associated Press
"Accomplishes what it sets out to do: To provide a clear
introduction to both a powerful tool and the culture that has grown up
around it. If you're interested in using Twitter for your business, this
book is excellent. Strongly recommended."
?Web Marketing Today
"An effective handbook towards setting up a cohesive and consistent identity on Twitter."
?Galley Cat
"The most useful book we've seen on the topic to date."
?Design Tools Monthly
"Tim O'Reilly and Sarah Milstein have written a book full of helpful hints on branding via Twitter."
?Examiner.com
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About the Authors
Tim O'Reilly is the founder
and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc., thought by many to be the best computer
book publisher in the world. O'Reilly Media also hosts conferences on
technology topics including the O'Reilly Open Source Convention. Tim is
an activist for open source and open standards, and an opponent of
software patents and other incursions of new intellectual property laws
into the public domain. Tim's long-term vision for his company is to
change the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators. For
everything Tim, see tim.oreilly.com.
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