Twitter for Dummies - Laura Fitton [6]
Part III: Twittering in High Gear
Part III goes in depth into all the ways that you can interact with the Twitter interface, from desktop clients to mobile phone tricks to short-hand commands that can drastically improve the efficiency and information that you can get from Twitter. We also go over third-party solutions, search tools, and other content discovery tools and metrics that you may want to try.
Part IV: Knowing Why We Twitter
In Part IV, we ask you to ask the big questions about why you’d want to use Twitter and what sort of presence you might want to cultivate. We go through the different ways in which people, businesses, not-for-profits, and other organizations can use Twitter. We also provide case studies and examples for how brands and organizational presences have benefited other users on Twitter and themselves, and how they’ve successfully used Twitter to improve their brands’ transparency and customer relations. Lastly, we show how Twitter has started to effect social change and how grassroots efforts by users have helped raise money, expose news, and even elect presidents.
Part V: The Part of Tens
The final section is typical of every For Dummies book. In these chapters, we provide you with highlights of our ten favorite Twitter tools, ten favorite ways to use Twitter, and even some other applications that have the same or similar functionality as Twitter that you can check out.
Icons Used in This Book
Icons in this book point out important tidbits for you to look at, remember, and absorb. In this section, we go over the icons that we use throughout the book to guide you on your Twitter journey.
The Tip icon points out helpful information that’s likely to improve your Twitter experience.
The Remember icon marks interesting or useful facts that we cover in detail in earlier chapters or something that’s so important that you need to remember it while you’re using Twitter.
The Privacy icon denotes that you should be careful about the Twitter activities that we’re discussing. You may find yourself with a security or privacy concern.
The Warning icon highlights potential danger. When we use this icon, we’re letting you know that you should proceed with caution.
Whenever you see this icon, rest assured that we’re letting our inner geeks run wild. Here we point out information that’s interesting but not absolutely necessary to your understanding of the topic at hand. If you want all the details you can get, read these paragraphs. If you just want to know the basics, skip it.
Where to Go from Here
If you haven’t used Twitter before, mosey on over to Chapter 1 and start reading — we can get you up to speed in no time. If you’ve been using Twitter for a while and understand where everything is, but you want a better idea of how to use the service, head over to Part III, where we shift Twitter into high gear. If Part III is old hat for you, Part IV (particularly Chapters 11, 12, and 13) goes over some interesting businesses, personal, and not-for-profit stories that can help you grow as a Twitter user.
With that, we’ll see you online!
Part I
Twitter? Like Birds Do?
In This Part . . .
You may find getting started with Twitter a bit daunting because Twitter.com doesn’t make obvious why you’d want to use Twitter in the first place.
In this part, we cover the basics of why you may want to use Twitter and how to set yourself up with a Twitter profile that you can call your own. Additionally, we show you where to find all the basic stuff you need so that you can get started in no time.
Chapter 1
Sharing Your Thoughts, 140 Characters at a Time
In This Chapter
Understanding what Twitter’s all about
Seeing how individuals, organizations, and businesses use Twitter
Discovering what you can do with Twitter
Looking into third-party Twitter applications
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