All a Twitter: A Personal and Professional Guide to Social Networking with Twitter

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 7
 This Book Is Written by a User......Page 18
 This Book Is for Users of All Levels......Page 19
 This Book Follows a Logical Progression with Twitter......Page 20
 What to Expect from Here......Page 21
  We\'ll Always Have Twitter......Page 22
  Bird House Rules......Page 23
1 What Is Twitter (and What It Is Not)......Page 24
  First Forums,Which Begat Blogging......Page 26
  Proceeding with Podcasting......Page 28
  The Rise of Social Networking......Page 30
  Twitter\'s Role in Social Media......Page 33
  What You Should Do to Make It Work......Page 34
  Twitter Is Not a Chat Application......Page 36
  Twitter Is Not a Blog......Page 37
  Twitter Is Not Like Facebook,MySpace, or Other Social Networks......Page 39
 Registering on Twitter......Page 42
 Setting Up your Twitter Profile......Page 46
  What\'s in a Name? (Quite a Bit, Actually!)......Page 47
  The Importance of a Good Avatar......Page 49
  Protecting Updates: The Good and the Bad......Page 58
 Making Twitter Your Own......Page 59
  Receiving Tweets on Your Mobile Phone......Page 60
  Giving Your Twitter Home a Redesign......Page 61
 Building the Network......Page 63
  Following Someone You Know on Twitter......Page 64
  Following Someone That\'s Following You on Twitter......Page 65
 Writing a \"Tweet\"......Page 66
  Editing Your Tweet......Page 67
  Posting Your Tweet......Page 68
 Following Followers......Page 70
 Following @Mentions......Page 71
 Replying to a Tweet......Page 72
 Replying to a Direct Message......Page 74
 Your Favorites......Page 76
4 Working Beyond the Website......Page 80
  Installation and Setup of Twitterific......Page 81
  What I Don\'t Like About Twitterific......Page 84
 DestroyTwitter......Page 86
  Installation and Setup of DestroyTwitter......Page 87
  What I Don\'t Like About DestroyTwitter......Page 91
 Twhirl......Page 93
  Installation and Setup of Twhirl......Page 94
  What I Like About Twhirl......Page 97
  What I Don\'t Like About Twhirl......Page 99
 TweetDeck......Page 100
  Installation and Initial Setup of TweetDeck......Page 101
  Setting Up Groups in TweetDeck......Page 102
  What I Like About TweetDeck......Page 105
  What I Don\'t Like About TweetDeck......Page 107
 Mr.Tweet......Page 110
  Starting with Mr.Tweet......Page 111
  Is.gd......Page 115
  SnipURL......Page 117
  Installing Twitter Tools......Page 119
  Configuring Twitter Tools......Page 120
 TwitPic......Page 124
  Using TwitPic with Twitter Clients......Page 125
6 Tracking Twitter......Page 128
 Twitter Search......Page 129
 Bit.ly......Page 132
 TweetStats......Page 133
 Twitalyzer......Page 137
 Hashtags......Page 140
7 Twitter to Go......Page 144
 Twitter for the BlackBerry......Page 145
  Blackbird......Page 146
  Twibble......Page 147
  Tiny Twitter......Page 149
  TwitterBerry......Page 153
 Twitter for the G1......Page 157
  Twidroid......Page 158
  TwitterRide......Page 162
8 iPhone, Therefore iTweet......Page 166
 Tweetie......Page 168
 What I Like About Tweetie......Page 170
 What I Don\'t Like About Tweetie......Page 171
 Twittelator......Page 172
 What I Like About Twittelator......Page 177
 What I Don\'t Like About Twittelator......Page 178
 TwitterFon......Page 180
 What I Like About TwitterFon......Page 182
 What I Don\'t Like About TwitterFon......Page 183
9 The Trouble with Twitter......Page 186
 The Fail Whale......Page 187
  Lost Tweets......Page 189
  Followers Dropped Without Consent or Knowledge......Page 190
  When Twitter Is Used as an IM......Page 191
  When Things Get Too Personal......Page 193
  Hi…My Name is Tee and I Have a Twitter Addiction......Page 194
  Remedying the Noise in Your Signal......Page 196
 The Outsider\'s Perspective......Page 199
 Staying in Touch with Friends......Page 202
  Call Me When You Get Home......Page 203
  What Are You Doing This Weekend?......Page 204
  TwitFic......Page 205
  Tweet-by-Tweet Commentary and TwitReviews (No Spoilers Please!)......Page 208
 Trademark Tweets......Page 211
  Solidarity (J.C. Hutchins)......Page 212
  News from New Zealand (Philippa Ballantine)......Page 213
  Follow Friday (All of Twitter)......Page 214
 Rick Rolling......Page 215
 Becoming Part of the Community......Page 216
11 Taking Care of Business......Page 218
 Identity Crisis......Page 219
  Build Your Network......Page 222
  Observe......Page 225
  Engage......Page 226
 Twitter for Nonprofits......Page 229
  Using Twitter Tools to Promote Your Blog or Podcast......Page 234
  Using Twitter to Market a Product or Event......Page 235
 Becoming Part of the Community: Revisited......Page 242
 To Follow, or Not to Follow?......Page 244
 Why Would I Want to Block Someone?......Page 247
  Tweeting in L33t......Page 249
  Automated Direct Messaging......Page 250
  Selling Your Twitter Self......Page 251
  Automated Twittering......Page 253
  Retweeting Isn\'t Participation......Page 254
  Tweeting Famous Quotes Isn\'t Participation......Page 255
  Circulating Links (Especially if the Only One You\'re Circulating Is Your Own) Isn\'t Participation......Page 256
 Concerning Weblebrities, Celebrities, and Gurus......Page 257
  Weblebrities: Life on the A-Listserve......Page 258
  Celebrities: A Peek at the Life of a Hollywood Star......Page 260
  Fast Times at Twitter High: How CNN, Ashton Kutcher, and Oprah Completely Missed the Point......Page 263
  Gurus: Snake Oil Salesmen 2.0......Page 265
 Professional and Personal Connections......Page 270
 A Deeper Appreciation for the Real World......Page 271
 I Believe in Twitter......Page 273
A: Tools for Twitter......Page 276
 Adding Media to Your Tweets......Page 277
 Tracking Your Tweets......Page 278
 Network Maintenance......Page 279
 Simply for the Fun of It......Page 280
B: Twitterspeak......Page 282
 Twitterspeak That\'s Just Plain Annoying…......Page 283
 Twitterspeak That I Hope Never to Hear Uttered Again…......Page 284
 A......Page 286
 B......Page 287
 D......Page 288
 E - F......Page 289
 J - K - L......Page 290
 O - P......Page 291
 Q - R......Page 292
 T......Page 293
 X - Y - Z......Page 297