140 Characters: A style guide for the short form


140 Characters: A style guide for the short form
  • Publisher: DollarApp
  • Genre: Books
  • Released: 18 Nov, 2009
  • Size: 1.7 MB
  • Price: $4.99
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Description

THANK YOU APPLE for FEATURING US as NEW AND NOTEWORTHY!
The Hypertext Edition of "140 Characters" is a new book format that is constantly updated with fresh content.

Twitter Co-creator Dom Sagolla covers all the basics of great short- form writing, including the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor.

"A code of honor for the new way of doing business."
-@24kLogos

This is the first writing guide specifically dedicated to communicating with the succinctness and clarity that the Internet age requires.

"The book is awesome, but the app is sexy."
-@atebits

- The equivalent of Strunk and White’s Elements of Style for today’s social media & marketing messages

- Inspiring quotations from comedy to poetry from some of the best writers

- The authoritative approach to Twitter, written by its creators to include other social networks like pure text messaging

140 Characters is a much-needed guide to the kind of communication that can make or break a reputation online.

"This is game-changing."
-@schwa

The Hypertext Edition has several features that distinguish it from the print or Kindle edition:

- Built-in Web browser, with Bookmark
- Regular updates to the text, which may be read Offline
- Integrated Twitter streams of all 140 "characters" to follow
- Additional Video and Photo content

The text is also supports Copy/Paste throughout. Even if you have the Kindle edition, this condensed and updated text will provide the freshest reading experience.

@Dom, author and developer
[email protected]

What's New in Version 1.5

+ Updated text.
+ Fun bug fixes.

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