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I saw a How to Use Twitter book for $20 at B&N yesterday. I mean, really? It was designed to be idiot-proof. -- nm

Posted by Hotkiss (aka hotkiss7348) Jul 13 '09, 09:09

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"Pregnancy for Dummies." - JaxSean Jul 13, 09:25
if something is *designed* to be something it usually need a guide - Danedukenuuk Jul 13, 09:22 5
- do you need a guide to use a hammer? -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 09:23 4
  - if you haven seen a hammer before...heard about it seen it in action or been told anything about it - Danedukenuuk Jul 13, 09:25 2
    - if you know it's for hitting things, you can probably take it from there. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 09:26 1
      - ain't that lump of iron on the end too cold to hold on in the winter? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 13, 09:31
  - Which end do I hold. -- nm - lileve Jul 13, 09:24
You might find this funny "How do you click send?" -- (link) - lileve Jul 13, 09:19
Maybe someone finally succeeded in building a better idiot -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 09:15
link to Amazon -- (link) - Hotkiss Jul 13, 09:13
was it for individuals or more in terms of how to use twitter to promote a company, etc? -- nm - Andie Jul 13, 09:11 1
- Individuals. How to make your page look interesting, what #hashtags mean/do, @ messages, how to sign up, even! -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 13, 09:12
If it explains *why* to use it, maybe. -- nm - Spawn Jul 13, 09:10 17
- This was going to be my comment. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 09:16
- Seriously. It's the most widely used thing out there that I completely don't get. -- nm - pmb Jul 13, 09:13 15
  - I think that people don't understand that it's not just a "what are you doing" site. - Callisto Jul 13, 09:21
  - I really don't think it's as widely used as the media has led us to believe. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 09:17 12
    - disagree, I think the media is helping create it and make it that widely used. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 09:17 11
      - I think the media is giving it a temporary boost. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 09:23 2
        
        I think it's as temporary as email was. (IOW not at all) -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 09:25 1
        
        Fine then. I honestly don't care enough about the topic to continue the discussion. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 09:27
      - Yep. it's grown 1000 percent over the last year and is continuing to explode. -- nm - Callisto Jul 13, 09:19 7
        
        And most of the new joiners are gone a month later. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 09:23 1
        
        The 1000% increase isn't a measurement of new joiners. It's a measurement of traffic. -- nm - Callisto Jul 13, 09:24
        
        IMO the speed and simplicity is the key. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 09:22 4
        
        Yes, and once they get their search where it needs to be (their current project), it will really be valuable. - Callisto Jul 13, 09:23 3
        
        same here re: your IM. for me, I need to somehow filter it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 09:24 2
        
        Yeah, TweetDeck is great in concept for the filtering aspect, but it's a resource hog. -- nm - Callisto Jul 13, 09:27 1
        
        right now it's a firehose of info. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 09:28
  - ironically, it seems that people in our age group are the heaviest users. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 09:14
You should buy my new book, How To Get Suckers To Fork Over $20. - loosilu Jul 13, 09:09 1
- no I am back in NYC. not going to Mex til August. -- nm - Hotkiss Jul 13, 09:11

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