The Rough Guide Snapshot to Social Media: Twitter Basics will tell you everything you need to know to get started on Twitter, the biggest contender to Facebook's social networking crown. Twitter's simple, fast, furious and incredibly effective formula has made it the site for breaking news, gossip and generally staying in touch (and all within a maximum of 140 characters). This guide will walk you through set-up and sending your first tweet to basic business applications. It also includes tips on privacy, reaching out to new followers and managing your messages as their volume increases. Get connected now - from your desk or on the move - and join the social media revolution. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to Social Media for Beginners. Full coverage: Getting started, Adjust your settings, Privacy, Tweeting, Respect your limits, Videos, Following, The sidebar, Going mobile, Mobile shorthand, Twitter + Facebook, Twitter for business, Twitter Parties (Equivalent printed page extent 34 pages)

The Rough Guide Snapshot to Social Media: Tumblr will tell you everything you need to know about Tumblr, the latest challenger to Facebook's social networking dominance. Tumblr's flexible display options have proved popular with musicians and photographers, and the network has attracted many fans looking for a highly customizable blogging service. This guide covers business, leisure and everything in-between, and will walk you through set-up to more advanced tips and features, including advice on how to make your pages lively and relevant to others. Get connected now - from your desk or on the move - and join the social media revolution. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to Social Media for Beginners. Full coverage: Take a Tumblr, Customize it, Sharing comments, Blogging, Publishing posts, Multiple Tumlrs, Become a follower, What's in a blog? Attracting Attention, Preferences, Mobile, Tumblr by email. (Equivalent printed page extent 28 pages)

If you haven't joined the social media revolution yet don't fret, there's still time! But with so much out there where do you even start? Something more than a text message, something less than a phone call, not engaging in these new types of online social messaging could mean you are missing out on the action without either "friends" or "followers". Business, leisure and everything in-between is covered and this guide walks the uninitiated through setup to maintenance and gives you the skills to make your pages lively and relevant to the people you know or work with, and the folk you're about to meet or reach out to. The term "social media" covers an ever-expanding suite of apps, blogs and wikis, but this book focuses on the most popular, and personal, forms of social media: Facebook and Twitter. Significant attention is also paid to Google+, the latest direct challenge to Facebook's overwhelming dominance of social networking. Start connecting now with The Rough Guide to Social Media for Beginners. Now available in ePub format.

The Rough Guide Snapshot to Social Media: LinkedIn will tell you everything you need to know about LinkedIn, the leading networking site for the world of work. LinkedIn has become an increasingly important place to manage professional relationships and establish new business connections. This guide will walk you through initial set-up and uploading your résumé to getting introductions and finding a job. It also explains the basic conventions of professional etiquette and joining a group, and will help you manage your privacy settings. Start connecting now - from your desk or on the move - and join the social media revolution. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to Social Media for Beginners. Full coverage: Getting started, What's in it for me, Portrait of a professional, rounding out your resumé, Get connected, Professional etiquette, Get recommended, Find a job, Keeping it quiet, News, Mobile. (Equivalent printed page extent 28 pages)

A fully updated guide to the how and why of using Twitter The fastest-growing social network utility sports new features, and they’re all covered in this how-to guide from a leading Twitter marketing consultant. Nearly 20 million people are tweeting on Twitter, and this book shows you how to join them and why you should. You’ll learn the nuts and bolts of using Twitter, how to make good connections, and how it can benefit your life and your business. Twitter is the fastest-growing of the social networking tools; this book gets you up to speed on the basics as well as how Twitter can enrich your life and boost your business Explains how to sign up, find friends and people you want to follow, make the most of shortcuts, use popular Twitter tools, and Twitter on the go Discusses how Twitter can be used for business, fundraising, and maintaining contact with people who share common goals With complete information about all the latest Twitter enhancements, Twitter For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help you get the most from this popular social networking tool.