Community Technology Forum Resource List
The Carrboro Cybrary will hold a Community Technology Forum on Friday, February 19th, 6:30pm to the Carrboro Century Center. Read More
Books
All a Twitter: A Personal and Professional Guide to Social Networking with Twitter by Tee Morris
This guide to using Twitter is designed for prospective users who have questions about the social network's benefits, features, and access to resources. The author maintains a companion blog at http://www.imaginethatstudios.com/twitter/.
The Twitter Book by Tim O’Reilly and Sarah Milstein
This illustrated guide is designed to help people get comfortable using Twitter, with simple explanations and examples to help new users understand the service.
140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form by Dom Sagolla
The advent of Twitter has made short-form communication an everyday reality. 140 Characters is the first writing guide specifically dedicated to communicating the succinctness and clarity that the times demand. This book is also available as an iPhone app.
Websites
Twitter Help
http://help.twitter.com
This is Twitter’s official help site. Try the Getting Started link under Help Resources.
Twitter in Plain English
http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter
Watch this short video for an explanation of and brief introduction to Twitter.
Twitter 101 for Business
http://twitter.com/Twitter101
This website is produced by Twitter staff specifically to help businesses learn how and why to use Twitter, but the site has helpful information for everyone.
Getting Started with Twitter: A Guide for Professional Communicators
http://ioncorporation.com/blog/?p=884
This blog posting offers a brief introduction to Twitter. It explains common terms, suggests useful tools, and offers advice on branding yourself. These are great instructions for anyone looking to get started on Twitter.
17 Ways You Can Use Twitter: A Guide for Beginners, Marketers, and Business Owners
http://www.doshdosh.com/ways-you-can-use-twitter/
A blog post with 17 great ideas for getting started with Twitter and using Twitter for marketing.
Guide to Twitter for Business
http://www.work.com/twitter-for-business-4020/
A useful and thoughtful guide on using Twitter for business purposes.
100 Twitter Tools to Help You Achieve All Your Goals
http://www.onlinebestcolleges.com/blog/2009/100-twitter-tools-to-help-you-achieve-all-your-goals/
An intelligent list of useful Twitter tools organized into goal categories. This site is targeted towards college students but can be helpful for everyone.
Articles
These full-text articles are available to all library patrons free of charge through the NC Live database MasterFILE Premier. Read More
"A Cautionary Twitter Tale: Young Professional Learns a Tweet Lesson"
by Jeff Bentoff, Public Relations Tactics, June 2009, page 18
This article offers a case study on the unintentional power of Twitter. A young marketing professional receives more feedback than expected from a blog post she wrote contrasting the Twitter use of two local news outlets.
"Twitter 101: Are You Tweeting?"
by Marcia Conner, T+D, August 2009, pages 24-27
A Twitter-skeptic becomes a Twitter-defender and responds to those who think Twitter is a waste of as time. The article provides useful ways to use Twitter to increase learning and community interaction including a few Twitter users to follow.
"Six Ways to Make Twitter Useful."
by Nick Douglas, PC Magazine, September 2009, page 1
Read this article for ideas on who to follow on Twitter and why.
"The Business Sense of Twitter."
by Scott Finnie, Computerworld, October 5, 2009, page 40
This article is a great introduction to using Twitter for business purposes. It succinctly explains how and why to use Twitter to grow your business.
"How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live (in 140 Characters or Less)."
by Steven Johnson, Time, June 15, 2009, pages 32-37
An overview and social commentary on how Twitter affects the world at large. Highly recommended for in-depth thinking about the impact of Twitter on innovation and society.
"Eight Ways Twitter Will Change Your Life."
by Dan Tynan. PC World, November 2008, pages 20-22
This is a fun and interesting article on ways Twitter can significantly improve your life from finding a job to getting out of jail. The article also includes “four ways Twitter could tumble.”
"Twitter: A Growing Security Minefield."
Robert Vamosi, PC World, September 2009, pages 38-39
This is a great article on ways your security could be compromised by phishers using Twitter. The article includes important tips that everyone should follow.