A Beginners Guide into the World of Twitter. ### Chapters include: A detailled Introduction to Twitter, How to Get Started with Twitter, The Secrets How To Get More Followers, The 5-Step Twitter Starter Program, A River of Uselessfulness, Awesome Twitter Ranking Websites, The 50 Most Popular Twitter Users, Twitters #followfriday Social Convention, The Official Twitter Shortcut Text Commands, How to Search and Find People, The Twitter "Dictionary", The Best Twitter Tools and 3rd party Websites, Twitter on Your Mobile Phone or Mobile Device, Where to find Free Designs and Graphics, How to add Twitter to your Website and Blog, and much more!

Great, I finally tweet.... (4.0)

.....and twitter is on the way out! To be honest, this book was little more than the site itself offers, and now that I finally understand all the ins and outs, Tweeting is 'so last season'!

Thanks for explaining this phenomenon! (5.0)

I purchased this book because I am a college professor who was starting to feel a little out of touch with my students. Twitter sounded frightening but everyone was doing it (even NPR!) except for me. After reading this book I have a clear understanding of Twitter and the best thing of all was that it was quick and easy. The author kept to the pertinent info, without padding unnecessary words. I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn Twitter in the shortest period of time.

Twitter makes more sense now (5.0)

I joined Twitter out of curiosity, and without really knowing much about it. Consequently I did not find it particularly useful and pretty much stopped tweeting. However, now that I have read Everything Twitter,I am going to experiment more. The authors start with a brief history of the Twitter phenomenon and some of its more famous (notorious?) users, then provide a step-by-step guide to getting started. They also give good advice on what not to do! I was fascinated by all the web sites and tools out there that are Twitter-related; the authors describe many of the most interesting ones. There is a whole language associated with Twitter, and the Twictionary chapter defines all the Twords for you. For the more technical, the authors show you how to plug Twitter into your web site or blog. They offer many tips & techniques for Tweeting from your phone. Overall, the book has made me want to play with Twitter more. It is also very readable, with good use of white space and an attractive layout - more than I can say for many of the technical manuals and user guides I have encountered!

Useful, though not a joy to read (3.0)

A close friend recently encouraged me to join the Twitter community and, I'll admit, I have been reluctant to do so. I thought this book might shed some light on the Twitter phenomenon and maybe - just maybe - motivate me to sign up. Long story short, it didn't.

Looking back, the book is just one of the many titles that pop up to cash in on a trend. As such, it was written and released in a hurry; the resultant guidebook proves as much. While it DOES provide some useful and interesting (albeit time-sensitive) information about the specifics of the website, there are some definite issues.

The book was aesthetically pleasing, with found the preliminary history interesting...at first. Twenty-something pages later, I had tired of the lack of cohesion among the provided facts - as well as the complete lack of citations.

While the editing is better than many other books I've reviewed recently, I found spelling and grammar mistakes scattered throughout. I also objected to the overly-casual style: it seems to me that those people (teens, young adults) who identify with the slang in the book have less need for the information than another - dare I say, older? - crowd that might not fully comprehend the expressions.

I will admit, this book has an abundance of helpful information for new and experienced Tweeters alike. It provides useful websites, vocabulary, and Twitter how-tos. Bottom line: if you need help navigating Twitter, this book will give you a map. (Skip the first few chapters and dive in.) But do not - I repeat, DO NOT - read through this book from cover to cover.

How to make Twitter useful! (4.0)

Twitter is talked about everywhere these days but not many of us really know how to use it effectively. I found the information in this book is written in such a way that it can be comfortably read straight through or used as a "how to" manual. Screen shots are included with each section to ensure you are following properly. Examples of how Twitter is used by different people and organizations is also included. I have this as an eBook so opened two screens while using it. I followed the steps and suggestions and now have an active Twitter site of my own.