Sams Teach Yourself Tweetdeck In 10 Minutes Tweetdeck Sams Teach Yourself Tweetdeck In Ten Minutes

Sams Teach Yourself TweetDeck in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you'll learn how to consolidate all your social networking and stay connected on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and other networks. Use TweetDeck on your PC, Mac, or iPhone...where you want, when you want, anywhere! TIPS point out shortcuts and solutions CAUTIONS help you avoid common pitfalls NOTES provide additional information 10 minutes is all you need to learn how to... Download, install, and navigate TweetDeck for PC, Mac, or iPhone Post a single message to multiple social networks Centrally track all your posts from Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn Use TweetShrink to shrink posts for Twitter's 140-character limit Customize how you view and manage your social network interactions Tweet links, photos, and much more Share video files, webcam videos, and embedded YouTube links Efficiently handle retweeting and other Twitter-specific activities Track Facebook news feeds, status updates, wall posts, and specific friends Use TweetDeck with MySpace, Google Buzz, and Foursquare Control updates, notifications, services, syncing, and more Contents......Page 4 Introduction......Page 11 What TweetDeck Is—And What It Does......Page 13 Who Uses TweetDeck—and Why......Page 15 Exploring Different Versions of TweetDeck......Page 16 Summary......Page 17 Downloading and Installing TweetDeck for Desktop......Page 18 Creating Your TweetDeck Account......Page 19 Launching TweetDeck for Desktop......Page 21 Configuring TweetDeck for Other Social Network Accounts......Page 25 Summary......Page 31 Touring TweetDeck for Desktop......Page 32 Navigating the Toolbar......Page 33 Navigating Columns......Page 35 Using TweetDeck for Desktop......Page 37 Summary......Page 38 Reviewing Available Columns......Page 39 Adding a New Column......Page 42 Deleting Columns......Page 52 Summary......Page 53 Reading Tweets and Status Updates......Page 54 Displaying Update Notifications......Page 62 Clearing Tweets and Updates......Page 65 Summary......Page 66 Creating a New Post......Page 67 Cross-Posting for Longer Tweets......Page 68 Including Hashtags......Page 69 Scheduling a Post in Advance......Page 70 Summary......Page 71 Embedding Shortened Links......Page 72 Embedding Photos......Page 73 Viewing Twitter Photos in TweetDeck......Page 76 Summary......Page 77 Sharing a Video File......Page 78 Recording a Webcam Video......Page 80 Embedding a YouTube Video......Page 82 Summary......Page 83 Retweeting......Page 84 "Favoriting" Tweets......Page 85 Finding People to Follow......Page 86 Unfollowing a User......Page 87 Tracking Specific People......Page 88 Tracking Specific Topics......Page 89 Summary......Page 91 Picking Columns to Display......Page 92 Tracking Specific Friends......Page 94 Viewing Friends’ Profiles......Page 95 Retweeting Facebook Status Updates to Twitter......Page 96 Viewing and Making Comments......Page 97 Writing on a Friend’s Wall......Page 98 Summary......Page 99 Understanding TweetDeck for iPhone......Page 100 Getting Started......Page 101 Navigating TweetDeck for iPhone......Page 102 Managing Columns......Page 105 Creating a New Update......Page 107 Managing Application Settings......Page 111 Summary......Page 113 Configuring General Settings......Page 114 Configuring Twitter-Related Settings......Page 116 Configuring Notifications......Page 118 Configuring Appearance......Page 119 Configuring Services......Page 121 Configuring Accounts......Page 123 Filtering Updates......Page 124 Summary......Page 125