In this beginner’s guide to Twitter Robin Good has taken a look at the following questions: What exactly is Twitter? - a full review of what Twitter is and does. What do I need to use Twitter? - The different ways that you can use Twitter, and the technologies required. How are people using Twitter? - Twitter is being used in a number of ways to a variety of effects. Why do people love Twitter? - What the blogosphere and press have to say about Twitter when they are singing its praises. Why do people hate Twitter? - What the blogosphere and press have to say about Twitter when they are less than impressed. What tools are there to extend Twitter? - While the strength of Twitter lies in its simplicity, that hasn’t stopped a micro-industry forming around it. I take a look at some of the tools and services available.

“Twitter goes beyond the clich√© of people writing up what they had for breakfast, or that they just changed channels on their TV set. While it is possible to use Twitter in any way you see fit, including as a way to detail the minutiae of your existence, there are other more useful functions it is being used to fulfill”.