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Twitter (A Little Birdie Told Me): Building your business one
There are not many really useful business tools that can lay claim to being 100% free. Twitter does, however, and while the opportunities it presents aren’t really obvious at first glance, they’re still manifold. Business users are learning new ways to turn Twitter to their advantage each and every day. Surprisingly, one of the best uses of Twitter is to add some human personality to you, your brand, and your company. One of the worst uses? Posting links to your own websites, day after day after day. I – Introduction to Twitter II – How Business Has Embraced Twitter III – Social Strategies IV – Using Twitter to Fuel Your Bottom Line V -Twitter Best Practices and Strategies Henry J. Button is an Internet Entrepreneur, Journalist and Social Media Commentator. This is his first book.
Twitter (A Little Birdie Told Me): Building your business one tweet at a time
Price: $9.99
The Twitter Book
“Media organizations should take note of Twitter’s power to quickly reach their target consumers.” –Tim O’Reilly (@timoreilly), in a Los Angeles Times interview, March 2009
This practical guide will teach you everything you need to know to quickly become a Twitter power user. It includes information on the latest third party applications, strategies and tactics for using Twitter’s 140-character messages as a serious–and effective–way to boost your business, as well as how to turn Twitter into your personal newspaper, tracking breaking news and learning what matters to you and your friends.
Co-written by Tim O’Reilly and Sarah Milstein, widely followed and highly respected twitterers, the practical information in The Twitter Book is presented in a innovative, visually rich format that’s packed with clear explanations and examples of best practices that show Twitter in action, as demonstrated by the work of over 60 twitterers.
This book will help you:
- Use Twitter to connect with colleagues, customers, family, and friends
- Stand out on Twitter
- Avoid common Twitter gaffes and pitfalls
- Build a critical professional communications channel with Twitter–and use the best third-party tools that help you manage it.
If you want to know how to use Twitter like a pro, The Twitter Book will quickly get you up to speed.
About the authors:
Tim O Reilly (@timoreilly), founder and CEO of O Reilly Media, has hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter. Sarah Milstein (@SarahM) frequently writes, speaks and teaches about Twitter; she was the 21st user of Twitter.
Price: $7.90
