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)