140 Characters: A style guide for the short form
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
style@140characters.com
What's new
+ Updated text.
+ Fun bug fixes.
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- Last changed:
- Sep 30, 2011
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- DollarApp
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