Twitter: Tips, Tricks, and Tweets - Paul McFedries

A full-color, portable guide to getting all the fun and productivity from Twitter

Twitter is hot! It's used by everyone from teens keeping up with their friends to fundraising charities and organizations responding to natural disasters; even President Obama tweets. Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets gets you in on the fun, taking you all the way from setting up an account to incorporating cool third-party applications.

Defined as microblogging, Twitter allows you to be as active or passive as you choose in keeping up with the conversation. Limited to 140 characters per comment, or "tweet", it's designed for here-and-now communication. This handy guide gives you everything you need to know.

• Guides you through setting up an account and following Twitter rules
• Explains how to tweet from mobile devices
• Shows how to add Twitter to a blog or to other social networking sites such as Facebook
• Offers ideas for using Twitter in business as well as for personal contacts
• Covers Twitter terminology
• Provides useful tips and tricks for expanding Twitter's usefulness through third-party applications

Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets explores all the features of Twitter, so you can join the conversation and discover what all the buzz is about.

From the Back Cover

• join_the_buzz! Create your free Twitter account and keep up with family, friends, business contacts, and issues that interest you — in real time.

• find_friends Search for people you know, see if any of your contacts have Twitter accounts, invite friends to join, and then follow their tweets.

• start_Twittering Post updates online or use your mobile phone. Send replies and direct messages to your friends, and save your favorite tweets.

• find_stuff with basic and advanced word searches or search by locations, dates, or URLs, then monitor search results with RSS or tweet them to others.

• share_your_feed by putting an app on FaceBook, displaying Twitter updates on your Blogger site, or, adding a Twitter widget to your Web site or MySpace® page.

• extend_Twitter with third-party tools for managing, tracking, and Twitter clients; gadgets and widgets; and Twitter Web sites

• tweet_on! Share photos and videos; schedule tweets; follow Twitter trends; create a Twitter poll; do group tweets, and more!

• paul_mcfedries is the author of sixty books which have sold more than three million copies worldwide. Follow him on Twitter @Wordspy

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WordPress Theme Design - Tessa Blakeley Silver

This title will take you through the ins and outs of creating sophisticated professional themes for the WordPress personal publishing platform. It will walk you through clear, step-by-step instructions to build a custom WordPress theme. From development tools and setting up your WordPress sandbox, through design tips and suggestions, to setting up your theme's template structure, coding markup, testing and debugging, to taking it live it reviews the best practices. The last three chapters are dedicated to additional tips, tricks and various cookbook recipes for adding popular site enhancements to your WordPress theme designs using third-party plugins.

Whether you're working with a pre-existing theme or creating a new one from the ground up, WordPress Theme Design will give you the know-how to understand how themes work within the WordPress blog system, enabling you to take full control over your site's design and branding.

What you will learn from this book?

• Set up a basic workflow and development environment for WordPress theme design
• Create detailed designs and code them up
• Enhance your sites by choosing the right color schemes and graphics
• Debug and validate your theme using W3C's XHTML and CSS validation tools
• Customize and tweak your theme's layout
• Set up dynamic drop-down menus, AJAX/dynamic and interactive forms
• Download and install useful plug-ins and widgetize your theme
• Improve post and page content using jQuery and ThickBox
• Add interactivity to your themes using Flash
• Includes a reference guide to WordPress 2.0's template hierarchy, markup, styles and template tags, as well as include and loop functions

Approach

Theme design can be approached from two angles. The first is simplicity; sometimes it suits the client and/or the site to go as bare-bones as possible. In that case, it's quick and easy to take a very basic, pre-made theme and modify it.

The second is "Unique and Beautiful". Occasionally, the site's theme needs to be created from scratch so that everything displayed caters to the specific kind of content the site offers. This book is going to take you through the Unique and Beautiful route with the idea that once you know how to create a theme from scratch, you'll be more apt at understanding what to look for in other WordPress themes.

Who this book is written for?

This book can be used by WordPress users or visual designers (with no server-side scripting or programming experience) who are used to working with the common industry-standard tools like PhotoShop and Dreamweaver or other popular graphic, HTML, and text editors.

Regardless of your web development skill-set or level, you'll be walked through the clear, step-by-step instructions, but familiarity with a broad range of web development skills and WordPress know-how will allow you to gain maximum benefit from this book.

About the Author

Tessa Blakeley Silver

Tessa Blakeley Silver's background is in print design and traditional illustration. She evolved over the years into web and multi-media development, where she focuses on usability and interface design. Prior to starting her consulting and development company hyper3media (pronounced hyper-cube media) hyper3media.com, Tessa was the VP of Interactive Technologies at eHigherEducation, an online learning and technology company developing compelling multimedia simulations, interactions, and games that met online educational requirements like 508, AICC, and SCORM. She has also worked as a consultant and freelancer for J. Walter Thompson and The Diamond Trading Company (formerly known as DeBeers) and was a Design Specialist and Senior Associate for PricewaterhouseCoopers' East Region Marketing department. Tessa authors several design and web technology blogs. Joomla! Template Design is her first book.

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How To Make Your First $1,000 Online In Just 30 Days - Ewen Chia

"Discover How To Make Your First $1,000 Online In Just 30 Days!"

Now You Can Finally Solve The Puzzle To Your Internet Success, And Help Others Do The Same...

Here's a small sample of what you discover in this manual:

The REAL Principle Behind Any Online Business

How To Ride On And Profit From The 'Next Big Thing' Online

Secret To Making Your First $1,000 Online - Over And Over Again

The ONE Factor That Will Make Or Break Your Success

How To Easily Make MORE Money From Your Online Business

The Biggest Mistake Made By Beginners

9 Solid And PROVEN Money-Making Models You Can Start Online

A Money-Making Model Anyone Can Start Immediately Selling 'Junk'

One Of THE Most Profitable Online Businesses You Can Own

How To Create Instant Hot-Selling Products From Your Knowledge

How To Turn YOURSELF Into The Product

One Of The Easiest Ways To Make Real Money From Online 'Scams'

The Cure For Overcoming Confusion And Information Overload

Where Happens After You Make Your First $1,000?

And much much more!

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Avalokitesvara - Piyasilo Thera

Avalokitesvara adalah Bodhisattva Buddhis yang paling masyhur. Namanya dikenal luas mulai dari Sri Lanka di selatan sampai ke Danau Baikal di utara, dari Jepang di timur sampai Kaukasus di barat. Kemasyhurannya juga cepat tersebar di dunia modern kita terutama di Eropa dan Amerika Utara. Memang, dialah contoh adaptasi simbolisadaptasi simbolis Buddhis yang terbaik, yaitu sebagai respon umat Buddha terhadap tantangan religius dan jaman. Ini diperkuat oleh banyaknya bentuk jelmaan Avalokitesvara dalam dunia Buddhis dan bahkan mempengaruhi agama lain, terutama Taoisme.

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Mustang Hitam - Karl May

Mustang Hitam atau Tokvi Kava, ketua suku Comanche yang terkenal kebal dan bengis, memasang jerat dan siasat untuk menyerang perkemahan pegawai kereta api yang sedang membuat jembatan. Dalam jilid ini dikisahkan bagaimana enam orang pemburu-prairi secara kebetulan bertemu dan bersama-sama membantu mengelakkan bencana yang mengancam para penghuni perkemahan tersebut. Nama keenam pemburu itu ialah: Old Shatterhand, Winnetou, dua-bersaudara Timpe, Hobble-Frank dan Bibi Droll.

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Secure Your Financial Future Investing in Real Estate - Martin Stone and Spencer Strauss

The roller coaster stock market and recent corporate scandals have left many with smaller retirement portfolios-and greater skittishness-about investment options. Real estate has been one notable bright spot in this gloomy investment landscape. New home construction is booming, property values continue to increase, and interest rates have been uncommonly low. Now, Martin Stone and Spencer Strauss leading real estate practitioners and authors, discuss how smart investors can use real estate to build a retirement portfolio-safely and successfully. Using time-tested principles, the authors outline a step-by-step guide that clearly describes the opportunities and hazards in real estate investing. For starters, Martin Stone and Spencer Strauss discuss a formula that shows readers exactly how much money they'll need for a comfortable retirement income. From there, readers will learn: *How to create safe wealth through leverage and compound interest, tax-deferred exchanges, and commonsense real estate principles *How the investment playing field has changed, and how the real estate market can provide long-term profitability and retirement stability *Do's and don'ts in planning, appraising, and financing various real estate ventures, including big and small apartment buildings, condos, foreclosures, and commercial and industrial properties *How to spot a money-making investment-and when and why to run away from a loser *How to manage properties to yield the greatest investment return, including the management of tenants, when to seek out new opportunities, and when to bail out Filled with real-life examples, checklists, and worksheets, readers will find a sharply focused treatment to retirement planning using one of the most underestimated investment vehicles on the financial scene. Real estate, the authors point out, can be a viable and extremely lucrative way to create a fulfilling, predictable, and prosperous nest egg.

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AROK DEDES - Pramodya Ananta Toer

Kisah Arok Dedes adalah kisah kudeta pertama dalam sejarah kita, kudeta unik ala jawa, penuh rekayasa, kelicikan, lempar batu sembunyi tangan, yang punya rencana menjadi terhormat, yang tak terlibat malah menjadi korban yang ditumpas habis-habisan.

Mengikuti kisah perebutan kekuasaan dengan kelihaian secanggih seperti itu, tanpa diundang asosiasi pembaca langsung beralih dari peristiwa di abad 13 ke abad 20 d, tahun 65-an.

Bagaimana pada 1965 bisa terjadi -peralihan kekuasaan dari Soekarno ke Soeharto? Bagaimana orang yang mengkup kekuasaan justru berhasil melempar tuduhan mengkup Itu kepada pihak lain, sampai-sampai yang difitnah menjadi korban kesengsaraan yang berkepanjangan- bagaimana orang yang memberi informasi tentang bakal terjadinya kup, malah ditangkap dan dipendam lebih 30 tahun dalam penjara? Banyak kemiripan kudeta Arok sekitar 1220-an dan kudeta Harto sekitar 1965-an?

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Syariah Marketing - Hermawan Kartajaya & Muhammad Syakir Sula

Peta pemasaran di Indonesia tampaknya menunjukkan tanda-tanda pergerakan dari pasar rasional ke pasar emosional, bahkan ke pasar spiritual. Jika pada pasar rasional konsumer membeli barang atau jasa dengan pertimbangan rasional (misalnya, fungsi dan harga), pada pasar emosional dengan pertimbangan emosi (misalnya, cita rasa personal, prestise, citra-diri), maka pada pasar spiritual konsumer mulai mempertimbangkan nilai (baik-buruk, halal-haram). Inilah barangkali yang menjelaskan mengapa pasar syariah di Indonesia menunjukkan tanda-tanda ke arah perkembangan yang pesat, dengan profitabilitas tertinggi di dunia!

Kendati demikian, perbankan syariah di Indonesia baru mencapai pangsa 1,3 persen dari total aset industri perbankan nasional. Padahal, dengan penduduk Muslim di Indonesia sekitar 200 juta, pasar syariah masih sangat terbuka. Lalu, bagaimana memperbesar pangsa pasar yang ada?

Konsep syariah marketing kami tawarkan sebagai sebuah solusinya, terdiri dari strategi, taktik, dan value. Syariah marketing strategy dirancang untuk memenangkan mind-share, syariah marketing tactic didesain untuk memenangkan market-share, dan syariah marketing value direkayasa untuk memenangkan heart-share.

Dengan landasan konsep yang kuat dan disertai berbagai contoh kasus nyata, buku ini menunjukkan kepada Anda bagaimana menerapkan solusi syariah marketing untuk memenangkan pasar perbankan, asuransi, dan lembaga-lembaga keuangan syariah lainnya di Indonesia.

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Nasihat Praktis Bagi Meditator - Bhikkhu Khantipalo

Meditasi pada awalnya berasal dari masyarakat India kuno dan oleh Buddha diarahkan menjadi lebih jelas serta bermanfaat sebagai salah satu unsur penting pengembangan diri dan karakter. Meditasi adalah sebuah metoda atau cara untuk mengontrol pikiran dan kesadaran. Meditasi bukan sebuah ritual keagamaan, namun adalah sebuah pelatihan untuk mengontrol pikiran. Saat ini meditasi telah dimanfaatkan sebuah terapi penyembuhan mental, stress dan kesehatan. Meditasi yang benar adalah sebuah konsentrasi dan pengembangan pikiran positif.

Didalam buku ini, sejumlah nasihat yang diberikan akan sangat membantu bagi yang akan memulai berlatih meditasi atau bagi yang telah berpengalaman sekalipun.

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Menguak Misteri Kematian - Jan Sañjîvaputta

Kematian adalah suatu peristiwa yang kerap terjadi di sekeliling kita. Namun, sedikit sekali di antara kita ada yang mau merenungkannya secara mendalam. Kebanyakan orang cenderung menganggap kematian [yang menimpa makhluk lain] sebagai suatu ‘mimpi buruk’ yang perlu segera dilupakan. Kematian dipandang sebagai momok menakutkan yang layak dihindari, dijauhkan dari pikiran; bukan sebagai suatu kenyataan yang patut dihadapi, disadari dengan kematangan batin. Mereka takut membayangkan bahwa suatu waktu nanti, cepat atau lambat, mereka pun tidak terlepas dari cengkeraman kematian. Sesungguhnya, perasaan takut terhadap kematian itu jauh lebih buruk daripada kematian itu sendiri. Ini menimbulkan penderitaan yang berkepanjangan. Ketakutan timbul karena kurangnya pengetahuan serta pemahaman yang benar.

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The 31 Planes of Existence - Ven. Suvanno Mahathera

The suttas describe the 31distinct "planes" or "realms" of existence into which beings can be reborn during their long wanderings through samsara. These range from the extraordinarily dark, grim, and painful hell realms all the way up to the most sublime, refined and exquisitely blissful heavenly realms. Existence in every realm is impermanent; in the cosmology taught by the Buddha there is no eternal heaven or hell. Beings are born into a particular realm according to both their past kamma and their kamma at the moment of death.

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Brisingr - Christopher Paolini

Following the colossal battle against the Empire’s warriors on the Burning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowly escaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Rider and his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle of promises he may not be able to keep.

First is Eragon’s oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran’s beloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix’s clutches. But Eragon owes his loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of his talents and strength—as are the elves and dwarves. When unrest claims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon must make choices— choices that take him across the Empire and beyond, choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice.

Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can this once-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat the king?

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Eldest - Christopher Paolini

Eldest, the second book of the trilogy, picks up where Eragon. left off. Eragon was injured in the battle for Tronjheim and he is sent with his dragon, Saphira, to the elves in Ellesmera where is he is to heal, learn magic, and train to be a Rider. He knows another battle with Galbatorix lies in his future. His cousin, Roran, finds he's lost everything, but tragic circumstances force him into becoming a leader to protect the villagers in Carvahall from the Ra'zac, and he makes discoveries of his own powers. Christopher Paolini, now 21, continues with his epic and Eldest has received positive reviews. The Philadelphia Inquirer says, "Those who are eagerly anticipating the follow-up will be thrilled with this rich, sophisticated novel. And to those who have never considered reading a book with something like a dragon on its cover, Paolini may make a believer of you yet. I, for one, can't wait to find out what happens in book three."

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Eragon - Christopher Paolini

Christopher Paolini began writing Eragon when he was just 15 years old. Christopher's love of science fiction and fantasy shines through and will encourage young fantasy readers to pick up this hefty sized book.

The character of the book, Eragon, is a young farm boy, who finds a mysterious blue stone, in a field, while out hunting. He attempts to trade it for food for his family, without success. He had no idea the mysterious stone would hatch into a sapphire-blue dragon.

Eragon decides to secretly care for and raise the dragon. After his father is killed by evil forces known as the Ra'zac, he learns that he is the last of the Dragon Riders and the dragon egg was meant to find him.

In a race to hunt down those who killed his father he realizes his destiny is much larger then he knows, an entire Empire may be relying on him.

Eragon and his dragon Saphira must set out to find their roles in this Empire. They encounter many humans, dwarves, elves and nasty Urgals along their dangerous travels. It is a whole new world Eragon must face filled with ancient languages, magical powers, perilous situations and sudden battles.

Like many books of this genre, there are many names, places and ancient languages which may prove difficult to decipher at first. Maps and glossaries are provided to help sort things out. Despite this, the book is easy for young readers to grasp and pages will be flying fast.

Just when you think you get to the end of the book you find out the story doesn't end here. The second book in the Inheritance trilogy, Eldest, will be published next year (August 2005).

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7 Langkah Dharma Menjadi Benar-Benar Kaya - Buntario Tigris, SH., SE., MH.

Suatu hari di bulan Desember 2005, penulis didatangi oleh seorang wanita berumur ± 45 tahun, sambil menangis wanita tersebut mengadu bahwa dia sudah hampir bunuh diri karena putus asa akan hidup ini, dihimpit oleh kemiskinan dan hubungan dengan mertuanya yang sangat buruk, membuat mereka sekeluarga serasa berada di penderitaan neraka.

Di suatu vihara, wanita tersebut menemukan buku yang penulis terbitkan yaitu mencapai kekayaan duniawi, setelah membaca buku tersebut, niatnya untuk bunuh diri langsung dibatalkan, dalam hatinya timbullah harapan untuk merubah hidup ini sesuai dengan petunjuk di buku tersebut.

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Metode Mutakhir Penambah Tinggi Badan

Ebook cara menambah tinggi badan khusus untuk anda...

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