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"Twitter is a social network used by millions of people, and thousands more are signing up every day to send short messages to groups of friends. But where's the user manual for Twitter? Where do new Twitter users go to learn about Tweeting, retweets, hashtags and customizing your Twitter profile? Where do you go if you want to know all about building a community on Twitter, or using Twitter for business? How can you find advanced tools for using Twitter on your phone or your desktop? To answer all these questions and more, we've assembled The Twitter Guide Book, a complete collection of resources for mastering Twitter. Happy Tweeting!"

With all the buzz about Twitter being the latest source for breaking news, it may be easy to overlook the fact that Twitter is also a good place to look for information about the past.

Ever wonder why people use "#" in their tweets on Twitter? Do you want to know what a specific hash tag like #surnames or #brickwall means? Learn how to use hash tags and then leverage their power through searching and analytics.

Did you ever wonder why you might want to shorten your URLs when posting comments, or creating your own blog post? Most people think URL trimming is for Twitter (with its 140 character limit) but did you know you can track the number of hits for your links and more with these URL shortening services?