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For a service that is remarkably simple, Twitter is often difficult for new users to understand and to quickly turn into something useful. In fact, the simplicity of Twitter can actually be a barrier in the beginning, because there's not much to help a new user get started. So, we've put together this guide, which will help you understand the basic jargon of Twitter, find a good set of Twitter add-ons to streamline and strengthen your Twitter experience, and give you a list of 100 technology experts who are active on Twitter and are worth following.

Excellent article about the research from several researchers about Tweets that are compelling and those that are turn-offs. This and the original research are both great reads. I thought it funny that people particularly hate foursquare check ins mentioned through Twitter, so unlink that account or lose followers! "One piece of advice: Nix the "sandwich tweets." People do not care what you are eating for lunch. (Specifically: "Sorry, but I don't care what people are eating," "too much personal info," "He moans about this ALL THE TIME. Seriously.") Twitter, as a communications platform, has evolved beyond nascent Twttr's charmingly mundane updates ("cleaning my apartment"; "hungry") and into something more crowd-conscious and curatorial. Though Twitter won't necessarily replace traditional news, it increasingly functions as a real-time newswire, disseminating and amplifying information gathered from the world and the web.

In over forty pages Makeuseof publishing editor Mark O'Neill, tackles every Twitter feature, tip and trick you can think of. Learn to work the interface, to Tweet from your desktop, cool Twitter bots and funniest people to follow. With this free manual, Mark will make sure you get your black belt in Twitter.

Diving into a rich and overwhelming social network like Twitter can be difficult. I know of many teachers and academic-minded people who are still unsure about the merits of the tool or are simply unsure where to start. The following 10 (+1 bonus!) beginner's guides to Twitter each do a tremendous job at informing without confusing.

Beginner's Guide to Using Twitter

The Twitter Survival Guide and What Twitter Application is Right For You?

All you need to know about Twitter Spam, Twitter News, Twitter Information, TwitterFilter, Social Marketing, Google Wave

Twitter is an interesting and practical real-time messaging system for groups and friends. It's just not completely obvious how to get into the "club." So, here's a newbie's guide to this new platform. We don't cover every feature of Twitter, but this should help get you started.

guide to twitter

Une très belle entrée en matière. "Ce guide s'adresse à tout ceux qui s'intéressent au phénomène Twitter sans pour autant avoir les clés nécessaires à sa compréhension. Il se présente donc comme un guide en 4 parties à l'attention des particuliers mais aussi des entreprises. La première est une présentation générale du service, de ses usages et de ce qu'il a changé dans les méthodes de consommation de l'information pour ses membres. La deuxième partie s'attarde sur la galaxie de services dérivés qu'il a engendré. La troisième s'intéresse aux usages pour les entreprises. Enfin, la quatrième et dernière partie s'interroge sur le futur possible de l'outil de micro-blogging et sur ses utilisations insolites" (Le Blog du Modérateur). Bravo à Flavien Chantrel, Antoine Dupin SEOMAN, Fadhila Brahimi, François Mathieu, Yann Leroux, Benjamin Romei, Eric Dupin, Christophe Logiste, Emilie Ogez, Pierre Jollet, Kim Auclair, Emmanuel Gadenne, Hubert Vaudaux et Lilian Mahoukou.

Le Guide du Débutant sur Twitter en 80 points

a guide to getting started with twitter

Really great guide to get those who do not want to do it going!!

The Multimap twitter bot helps you to access the same maps, directions and local information that you find on multimap.com by simply sending direct messages via twitter. You can send a message to fetch local information such as the closest ATM, tourist attraction, park, cinema, theatre or even find entries on wikipedia about what is nearby.

Twitter for Educators A Beginner's Guide

Lots of Twitter guides tell you what you should do, but rarely explain how it should be done.

Twitter is a lot like a dinner with a large group of friends at a big table in a busy restaurant. Everyone is chatting, there's a lot being said, and if you're not focused on a particular conversation, it sounds downright noisy. So just like a large group setting in real life, there are some conventions about how people tune in to listen and the most effective ways to be sociable.