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The World According to Twitter
by
David Pogue
The wit and wisdom of the Twittersphere captured in a hilarious, occasionally poignant, and often useful collection of hand-picked tweets.
"New York Times" technology columnist David Pogue has tapped into the brilliance of his half-million followers on Twitter by posting a different, thought-provoking question every night. The questions ranged from the earnest ("
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Published
September 1st 2009
by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
(first published August 15th 2009)
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Whether you think a book like this is worth ten bucks or not is highly subjective of course. Your sense of humor and taste in general will determine how valuable you find a collection like this to be. (I received a free copy of this book so make of that what you will)
But one thing I like about the book is that it highlights how creative and interactive Twitter can be. There are probably a great many folks who just tweet mundane happenings in their lives, and there are obviously a fai...more
But one thing I like about the book is that it highlights how creative and interactive Twitter can be. There are probably a great many folks who just tweet mundane happenings in their lives, and there are obviously a fai...more
The World According to Twitter is a collective collaboration of humorous, creative, goofy, and some cheesy lines from people that twitter. David Pogue is a weekly tech columnist for the New York Times. He also twitters. He was showing a company how twitter works and told his wife how some of the responses from people were so good but that he wished others could see the responses and not just the person asking the question. His wife suggested he put a book together…and hence The World According t...more
This book is not a how to book on Twitter. It will not tell how to tweet, or re-tweet (which I still haven’t figured out). This book is a collection of tweets. Interesting, funny, informative, insightful thoughts all confined to the 140 letter maximum allowed within the interface of twitter.
It is divided up into section as per “tweeted question” and lists the best responses that David Pogue has received from his followers. Pogue asks questions like - Invent a formula for disast...more
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This collection of tweets is pretty much hit-or-miss. Some are pretty funny, some are just plain boring. Reading through four pages in a row of unfunny puns made me want to put it down at times. The many political tweets were awful as well; I was rolling my eyes at the several monotonous Bush jokes that we've all heard a million times before. In fact, you've probably heard several of the tweets in general a million times before. But that doesn't make the book unreadable. Give it a try, there are...more
Another user generated/internet meme book , this time based on twitter..as David Pogue presents the tweets that he got as replies to his "daily meditation" questions in this book and as you read through them you can;t but be amazed at the wonderful creativity that these tweets exhibit..a clever idea that taps into the wisdom and the intelligence of the crowds..
If you are interested in crowd sourcing you should read this book..
If you are interested in crowd sourcing you should read this book..
OMG - LOL! This compilation of answers to questions asked by David Pogue to his Twitter followers ("Make up a NEW internet abbreviation," "What's the weirdest job you ever had?" "Change one letter of a familiar title; explain.") will make even the most tech-unsavvy person LOL (laugh out loud). Hilarious! (My favorite new Internet abbreviation, from @pumpkinshirt: YWKGSLIC: You Wouldn't Know Her, She Lives In Canada.)
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Was ready to blow this book off since I got it for free, but was glad I started poking through it. Some very funny tweets are collected here - I kept this book at work to read bits and snatches of it during lunch. Not one I would ever buy, but if you get the chance flip through it.
As a Twitter addict, this was a great book to read when I couldn't get to a computer. It's surprising to see what we're capable of fitting in a mere 140 character space-limit, and the topics addressed in this book making it quite a hilarious read.
Fun. I got it to find out more reasons to be on Twitter, but instead it's a very enjoyable book with Twitter posts. Some very bright people out there.
This book looked quite fun in Kinokuniya but turned out to range between funny and banal. Worth a read if you need something for the bathroom or have want to see one particular use of twitter.
This book is great. The perfect bathroom book...you can dip in and enjoy it bit by bit. Plus, I'm a co-author! Look for the tweet by @rockivist.
I should give this book 5 Stars since, well, I'm a "co-writer"! Check me out -- @thigpensrevenge -- on page 128. ;)
Hilariously entertaining! You don't need a Twitter account to enjoy this book...all you need is a good sense of humor.
Very funny book, but I'm biased since I was quoted in it several times.
A total riot. Its amazing how much humor you can jam into 140 characters.
Meghan
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I'm reading this book because one of my tweets is in it. That is all.
kinda funny......
Cathy
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The perfect bathroom book, easy to pick up and read for a few minutes. Actually, it can be hard to put down! There are a lot of LOL moments here, a ton of tweets I'd love to have been able to forward, and some really clever answers to questions ranging from favorite memories to creative wordplay. The wordplay is the best part of the book by far, there sure are some clever people out there. This book would make a great gift for the Twitter lovers in your life.
Like Twitter itself, some really funny and insight gems, but a whole lot of boring too. I was also surprised that Pogue went to some of the same users over and over, dozens of times.
A must read for any Twitter addict...which I definitely am!
Thank you Bruce. This one is going to be a blast.
There are so many interesting quotes from the author's Twitter followers. Entertaining stuff!
There are so many interesting quotes from the author's Twitter followers. Entertaining stuff!
Weezie Payton
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David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classi
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