John Wiley & Sons have published the book 140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form in print and digital download. DollarApp has produced a companion application, now available in the iTunes App Store.
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From a designer:
Inspired by new mediums of publishing, such as Twitter, this book provides a refreshing look at the breadth of linguistic techniques that shine with the advent of the modern short form.
Britt Selvitelle, Front End Engineering Lead, Twitter
A developer:
In the midst of all the conflicting hype about Twitter, Dom Sagolla has produced a veritable bible which will guide anyone in participating in the most interesting social networking phenomena of the last several years (without appearing to be a newbie). His deep insights will inform both beginners and long-time Twitter users alike, and his inimitable style makes it an enjoyable read!
Andrew C Stone, @twittelator of stone.com
An author:
With [140 Characters], @Dom has captured and conveyed the potent new short form language of the emergent 21st Century Twitterverse in a way that only a master practitioner and true pioneer can.
Bruce Damer, Virtual Worlds pioneer and author of Avatars (PeachPit Press, 1997).
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