|  | Authors: Tim O'Reilly, Sarah Milstein, O'Reilly Tim, Milstein Sarah
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 Using Twitter for Careers and Business September 18, 2009
Maggie Mistal (New York, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Twitter Book does a great job demystifying Twitter. I read it from cover to cover in one sitting and found that I learned much about how to use it effectively for building careers and businesses.
I interviewed Sarah Milstein on my SIRIUS XM Radio show, Making a Living with Maggie, about Twitter for career. Sarah shared many of the insightful and easy to follow tips included in the book such as how to search Twitter to get information on jobs, companies, thought leaders and relevant news/information. She also shared one of my favorite tips - the two week trial. It's a great approach for those who want to give Twitter a test drive and understand how Twitter can work for them!
This book will help you "get" Twitter. September 15, 2009
C. BLANCHARD (Tucson, AZ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are one of the many people who don't "get" Twitter, this book will help. O'Reilly and Milstein teach by example here and for this subject, the method works well. They start with the basics and continue through a demonstration of how Twitter is fast becoming a valuable business tool as well. Not a deeply technical treatise in the way that most O'Reilly books are, just a sensible, easy to read instruction-by-example book about Twitter. Recommended.
Keep this treasure trove of a book handy when tweeting September 10, 2009
Damian Konopka
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been an avid reader of O'Reilly books for many years now. Rarely am I disappointed, and The Twitter Book is no exception. For both absolute beginners AND advanced users, this oddly shaped Twitter Book is a veritable gold mine of information.
I say "oddly" shaped because the book measures 8" wide by 6" long. The size is intriguing, and the best part is the book stays open on its own (thanks to wide pages) while you type. Inside, the book's layout immediately strikes you as welcoming. Big color pictures, short blocks of text.
My Twitter chops were pretty sparse before I picked up this book. Its value far exceeds its price. There are so many money-making strategies here (although not described as such) that one of them has got to work for you. All it takes is a bit of creativity, critical thinking and dedicated tweeting.
And this book is fun to learn from! And isn't that kinda what it's all about anyway?
Oh to Tweet September 6, 2009
Brian J. Kopp (Twin Cities, MN USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If your new to Twitter or have only been using it casually, check the book out. They go through hashtags, @mentions, D messages, RT, and adding your own comments to RTs.
The most beneficial aspect of the book, besides the comprehensive lists of Twitter related resources, was the last chapter.
In the final chapter, The Twitter Book goes into great detail of how to use Twitter for businesses. Everything from how to run a Twitter account with multiple authors to best follow practices. This information has been extremely valuable for me since I've been working recently with one of out business units to set a new communications strategy that leverages Twitter.
In fact, since reading the book, I've passed it onto to several people within my organization, explaining that the book is a great read, quick, but most importantly, for them to read the last chapter.
I highly recommend The Twitter Book, it went above and beyond even Twitter's own 101 for Business web site and with Twitter expected to roll out commercial accounts later this year, we should all brush up on our Twitter skills.
Soup to nuts explanation of everything you need to know to be a success on Twitter August 8, 2009
Blase A. Ciabaton (Naples, FL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was deciding between this book and "The Twitter Technique" so I sent out a Tweet to get feedback and was impressed when co-author, Sarah Milstein, actually sent me back a tweet reply. That won me over, and I immediately downloaded "The Twitter Book" onto my Kindle 2. I use Twitter for business and found that this book really covered all the major details needed to not just get started, but also to develop a strategy to use Twitter to network and develop business. Some of the most useful tips involve the list of companion websites that support Twitter users doing things like shortening URLs and viewing & managing messages from a stream of followers. Not only were the sites listed, but the authors took care to identify if any special downloads or software were required to run the applications, and then explained where you could find them.
The authors did a very good job of explaining what sort of practices to avoid and to adopt in order to maximize your followers. They also provided many examples of Tweets to support the topics they were covering. In addition, the table of contents is laid out in such a way that it is quick & easy to find answers to a specific questions or to research a particular topic.
Hash tags were another great source of mystery for me. The book clearly explains how to use them to locate others on Twitter who share similar interests; this could be peers in your industry, industry experts or potential clients. I used this information to build a list of people to follow, and in turn, some of the people I was following ultimately followed me. The end result of this for me was that in my first week on Twitter, I was able to write a guest blog entry on another peer's blog!
If you're even thinking about Twittering, you should buy this book and read it. Although, I use Twitter for business, this book is structured in such a way that it applies to just about anyone who wants to use Twitter.
Final thought: if you've not yet signed up on Twitter, then you should purchase this book first because they also offer advice on selecting your Twitter username.
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