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- Foreword
- Introduction
- About This Book
- New for Third Edition
- Motivation
- Conventions Used in This Book
- What You’re Not to Read
- Foolish Assumptions
- How This Book Is Organized
- Part I: Twitter? Like Birds Do?
- Part II: Finding Your Flock
- Part III: Twittering in High Gear
- Part IV: What’s the Point? Using Twitter to Your Advantage
- Part V: The Part of Tens
- Icons Used in This Book
- Beyond the Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part I: Twitter? Like Birds Do?
- Chapter 1: Getting Started with Twitter
- Figuring Out This Twitter Thing
- How Individuals Use Twitter
- How Organizations Use Twitter
- How Businesses Use Twitter
- The Twitter Ecosystem
- Thinking in 140 Characters
- Chapter 2: Welcome to the World of Twitter
- Signing Up
- Picking a Username
- Finding Contacts
- Using useful people-finding tools
- Searching by using Twitter Search
- Inviting Contacts
- Getting Comfortable: Just Tweet It!
- Customizing Your Profile
- Changing your profile photo
- Changing your header photo
- Using your header image to expand your profile
- Changing your personal background
- Chapter 3: A Tour of the Twitter Interface
- Navigating Your Home Screen
- Your profile snapshot
- Tweet interface
- Trends
- Who to follow
- Your Twitter stream
- Viewing Your Notifications Tab
- Favorites
- Retweets
- @replies and @mentions
- Direct Messages
- Touring Your Discover Tab
- Tweets
- Activity
- Who to Follow
- Find Friends
- Popular Accounts
- Twitter Search
- Checking Out Your Me Tab
- Your Tweets
- Photos/videos
- Seeing Who You Follow
- Figuring Out Who’s Following You
- Revisiting Your Favorite Tweets
- Chapter 4: Using Twitter Wherever You Think Best
- The Desktop Experience
- Desktop clients
- Browser plug-ins
- Widgets and gadgets
- Lists that improve your desktop experience
- Leaving the Nest: Twitter for Mobile
- The Twitter mobile app
- Text messages (SMS delivery)
- Part II: Finding Your Flock
- Chapter 5: So How Do I Start Twittering?
- Finding People to Follow on Twitter
- Seeing who’s talking
- Searching for people
- Doing a simple search
- Inviting people personally, through Twitter
- Checking out Twitter Lists
- Following back
- Following People
- Using the Follow button
- Replying to Tweets
- Retweeting
- Retweeting a link
- Retweeting the old-fashioned way
- Sending Direct Messages
- Direct-messaging shorthand
- Should I @ or DM?
- Encouraging More Followers
- Chapter 6: Who’s Using Twitter
- Tweeting with Regular People
- Popular Accounts
- Verified Accounts
- Building Company Relationships with Twitter
- Talking Politics with Actual Politicians
- Following Celebrities on Twitter
- Twitter Directories
- Signing Up for Automated Material
- Part III: Twittering in High Gear
- Chapter 7: How to Tweet Like Tweeps Do
- Following Twitter Protocol
- Language and abbreviations
- Engaging others on Twitter
- Tweeting frequency
- Inserting Links into Your Tweets
- Adding Your Location
- Subscribing to Text-Message Notifications
- fav
- stats
- get
- whois
- follow
- leave
- on/off username
- invite
- quit and stop
- Chapter 8: Improving Your Twitteracy
- Finding Interesting Twitter Talk with Search Tools
- Twitter Search
- Topsy
- Joining the Hashtag Revolution
- Conversations
- Live events
- Twitter chats
- Trending hashtags
- Expanding Your Twitter World by Using Clients
- Desktop clients
- Mobile clients
- Tag clouds
- Monitoring beyond Twitter.com
- Google Alerts
- Sidekick plus Zapier
- Social Inbox
- Knowing Your Network: Follower and Following Tools
- Chapter 9: Flaunt Your Feathers with Photos and Videos
- Exploring Your Uploading Options
- Attaching photos to your Tweets
- Making collages in your Tweets
- Tagging users in your tweeted photos
- Sizing Images for Twitter
- Adding flavor with a header photo
- Identifying yourself with a profile photo
- Uploading photos with your Tweets
- Uploading Videos to Twitter
- Vine
- YouTube
- GIFs
- Uploading Other Visuals on Twitter
- SlideShare
- Part IV: What’s the Point? Using Twitter to Your Advantage
- Chapter 10: Finding Your Tweet Voice
- Finding Your Voice
- Individuals on Twitter
- Businesses on Twitter
- Mixing business with pleasure
- Understanding Your Audience
- Who’s following you?
- Diversifying your network
- Targeting specific networks
- Measuring your influence
- Measuring your overall presence
- Measuring the reach of your Tweets
- Understanding your extended network
- Keeping Your Tweets Authentic
- Being genuine
- Evangelizing your causes
- Keeping Twitter Personal . . . but Not Too Personal
- Protecting personal details
- Maximizing privacy and safety
- Chapter 11: Twitter for Business
- Understanding the Business of Twitter
- Putting Your Best Face Forward
- Public relations
- Customer service
- Networking on Twitter
- Building Brand Awareness
- Offering Promotions and Generating Leads
- Promoting Bands and Artists
- Sharing Company Updates
- Building Community
- Conducting Research
- Going Transparent
- Advising Employees on Tweeting
- Sharing Knowledge
- Chapter 12: Twitter and the Evolving Media Landscape
- Tweedia: Understanding Twitter and the Media
- Breaking News through Tweets
- Breaking news from individual users
- Breaking news from brands or organizations
- Using Twitter as Your News Source
- Integrating Twitter into your news experience
- Building your newspaper
- Following news-related trends
- Being a Twitter Journalist
- Citizen journalism hits the mainstream
- Tweeting accurate info
- Gathering your journalistic tools
- Using News to Grow Your Business
- Fueling your efforts with advertising
- Engaging with your favorite programming
- Chapter 13: The Social Side of Twitter
- Using Twitter as a Support System
- Connecting with People
- Making New Connections
- Searching for topics of interest
- Attending Twitter-based events
- To Follow or Not to Follow?
- Getting Quick Answers
- Accessing celebrities and experts
- Checking breaking news
- Getting recommendations
- Sharing Information
- Chapter 14: Changing the World, One Tweet at a Time
- Twittering the Globe for Change
- Tweeting for the greater good
- Tweeting in politics
- Tweeting during natural disasters
- Tweeting to help others
- Twitter to the rescue
- Using Twitter to stay alert
- Organizing People Online and in Real Life
- The drive to change a nation
- Organizing on a small scale
- Banding together for creative purposes
- Planning an event with Twitter
- Planning a tweetup to meet Twitter friends
- Part V: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 15: Ten Tweets to Send Today
- Say Hello
- Retweet (RT) Someone
- Answer a Question
- Share Something Great
- Say Thank You
- Ask a Question
- Put a # On It
- Tell Us About Someone
- Be Human
- Don’t Tweet at All
- Chapter 16: Ten Cool Ways to Use Twitter
- Socialize and Network
- Follow Breaking News
- Find, Follow, and Fan Celebrities
- Participate in Live Media: Sports and Television
- Engage with Shared Media: Books, Movies, and More
- Optimize Your Lifestyle
- Support Charities, Causes, and Education
- Plan and Promote Events
- Find Inspiration and Personal and Professional Development
- Invent New Uses of Twitter
- Chapter 17: Ten Twitter Tools and Services
- TweetDeck
- Hootsuite
- Social Inbox
- Twitter App
- Wefollow and justunfollow
- Twitter Counter
- Bitly
- Buffer
- Canva
- Topsy
- Chapter 18: Ten Resources for Twitter Glory
- The Official Twitter Blog
- #twittertips
- “How to Write a Tweet: 8 Formulas to Get You Started”
- Twitter Chat Schedule
- Twitter Support
- Mashable’s Twitter Category
- Tweetup Meetup Groups
- “Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Live-Tweet Your Event”
- @Dummies
- Glossary
- About the Authors
- Cheat Sheet
- More Dummies Products
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