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Fantastic Beginners Guide to Twitter, May 5, 2009
This review is from: Everything twitter - From Novice To Expert: The Unofficial Guide to Everything Twitter - THE BLUE BOOK (Color Edition) (Paperback)
This book is an absolute must is you're wanting to learn the basics about Twitter; what it is, why you should use it and how to use it the right way to gain the most benefit. You'll learn things like "Twetiquette", a 5-step twitter starter program, how to attract followers and much more. If you're a Twitter expert this book may not be for you. But if you're a twitter newbie this book should be your first buy.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A must read with many amazing insights!, May 5, 2009
This review is from: Everything twitter - From Novice To Expert: The Unofficial Guide to Everything Twitter - THE BLUE BOOK (Color Edition) (Paperback)
In a world in which social networking is expanding more and more, this book will let you discover why Twitter is becoming more and more important and powerful in the daily life.
It will teach you how to explore many features such as establishing a Twitter account, searching for people and interests, adding helpful followers, using "Twetiquette" when communicating, adding Twitter to your blog, developing your market strategies and many other secret techniques.
I can highly recommend it for those who wish to communicate for pleasure and for those who wish to build their brand, drive traffic to their web site and market themselves powerfully.
It is a must read with many amazing insights.
Joyce Akesson, author of Love's Thrilling Dimensions and The Complexity of the Irregular Verbal and Nominal Forms & the Phonological Changes in Arabic
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Useful, though not a joy to read, August 12, 2009
This review is from: Everything twitter - From Novice To Expert: The Unofficial Guide to Everything Twitter - THE BLUE BOOK (Color Edition) (Paperback)
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.
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