Dom sagolla 140 characters book

A style guide for the short form writing in the short form 140 160 characters is not limited to twitter, but other forms of social networking, such as facebook and linkedin. The history of twitter, 140 characters at a time the globe. Nov 18, 2011 in 140 characters, twitter cocreator dom sagolla covers all the basics of great shortform writing, including the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor. It is the equivalent of strunk and whites elements of style for todays social media. That intuition has served sagolla well over the years, as he parlayed his early interest in computer programming into a long. Dom sagolla 96 presents new book about twitter the phoenix. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Get your own mobile device with a great set of apps, sagolla said. In 140 characters, twitter cocreator dom sagolla covers all the basics of great shortform writing, including the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor. Father of three, doms second book is tech wild, available for free on medium to help parents tackle issues related to children and devices. Sagolla has been recognized as an international genius by the city of amsterdam. Twitter cocreator dom sagolla covers all the basics of great short form writing, including the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor. A style guide for the short form in print and digital download. This is the best attempt ive seen at defining a twitter aesthetic, at exemplifying all the ways that the medium can be used. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Make the most of your messages on twitter, facebook, and other socia. The hypertext edition of 140 characters is a new book format that is constantly updated with fresh content. Dom sagolla the advent of twitter and other social networking sites, as well as the popularity of text messaging, have made shortform communication an everyday reality. On twitters first day, pretty much all you could do was send messages and receive them. Start at a far point and travel inexorably toward the conclusion. The book focuses on helping people get the most of out writing messages for twitter, facebook and.

For marketers and business owners, social media is an increasingly important avenue for promoting a businessthis is the first writing guide specifically dedicated to. A style guide for the short form by sagolla, dom isbn. Sagolla offers a style guide for how to best use the 140 characters, and discusses the. Sep 01, 2016 sagolla, domamazon watch me speak to government officials in abu dhabi on the lessons of 140 characters. The advent of twitter and other social networking sites, as well as the popularity of text messaging, have made. The hypertext edition of 140 characters is a new book format that is constantly updated with fresh content twitter cocreator dom sagolla covers all the basics of great short form writing, including the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor this is the first writing guide specifically dedicated to communicating with the succinctness and clarity that the. Make the most of your messages on twitter, facebook, and other social netwo. Twitter cocreator dom sagolla publishes 140 characters. And social media expert chris brogan tells us about his book, trust agents. Sagolla grew up in new england and is now a public speaker and innovator, represented by william morris endeavor img.

Feb, 2009 the bulk of the book, titled 140 characters, a style guide for the short form, will revolve around eight key lessons from the twitter universe, such as the importance of simplicity, honesty and humor. Commonly referred to as a cocreator of twitter, my talents lie in the design, engineering, and release of versionone products such as the board of imagination above, starbucks for iphone, and obama 08 for iphone. Jul 11, 2012 dom sagolla is cocreator of twitter and author of the groundbreaking 140 characters. The book focuses on helping people get the most of out writing messages for twitter, facebook and other social media that involves short form communication. I leave you now in the hands of a documentarian, storyteller, and practitioner of a new protocol of communication. Doms first book, 140 characters wiley 2009, includes a foreword by jack dorsey, creator and ceo of twitter, inc. Dom sagolla is cocreator of twitter and author of the groundbreaking 140 characters. Dom sagolla speakers bureau and booking agent info. But expressing yourself clearly in short burstsparticularly in the 140character limit of twittertakes special writing skill. Sagolla earned a bachelor of arts in english literature with a minor in computer science, a master of education in cognitive science, as well as a. Dom sagolla, who was one of the original members of the team that built twitter, has a new book out, 140 characters. Get your copy of 140 characters today from these fine booksellers. Twitter founder dom sagolla talks about his style guide to twitter, 140 characters.

In this day and age, the short form is constantly in use in chats, email subject lines, tweets, facebook updates, and. Most recently, i have served as the executive director of the worlds most successful innovation event. Biography and booking information for dom sagolla, cocreator of twitter. A style guide for the short form, while janelle randazza, a.

Sagolla earned a bachelor of arts in english literature with a minor in computer science, a master of education in cognitive science, as well as a doctorate of humane letters from becker college. In 140 characters, twitter cocreator dom sagolla covers all the basics of great shortform writing, including the importance of communicating. Dom sagolla helped create twitter in 2006, and shipped his first book, 140 characters. The bulk of the book, titled 140 characters, a style guide for the short form, will revolve around eight key lessons from the twitter universe, such as the importance of simplicity, honesty and humor. This includes the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor.

Sagolla took hemingways simple prose to the next level, demonstrating the effectiveness of wellwritten short sentences in the digital age. In this day and age, the short form is constantly in use in chats, email subject lines, tweets, facebook updates, and the like. The project will also highlight notable figures worth following on twitter, anecdotes from the community and even examples of the few. Author of 140 characters a graduate of swarthmore college and harvard university, dr. Learn lessons from the book and from startup life from my doctor of letters speech. One on one with dom sagolla by marin jorgensen when dom sagolla, ed. Dom sagolla, one of the masterminds behind twitter, has produced 140 characters. Apr 20, 2017 dom sagolla is a widely published writer, engineer, educator, and feepaid lecturer with a global brand. But expressing yourself clearly in short burstsparticularly in the 140 character limit of twittertakes special writing skill. How do we measure technological and cultural progress continuously, accurately, and with the most relevance. The 2014 chief information technology officer roundtable. Im on the verge of a coin toss to decide whether, in light of the various opportunity costs, to devote several hours to a book by dom sagolla, 140 characters. Bruce damer, virtual worlds pioneer and author of avatars peachpit press, 1997.

My book 140 characters tells that story, and goes on to cover all the basics of great shortform writing. About dom sagolla twitter cocreator iphonedevcamp cofounder dollarapp founder dom sagolla helped create twitter while working for odeo in 2006. Three years later he released his first book 140 characters. Dom was one of the original employees at twitter and has been involved in several interesting projects since then. This is the best attempt ive seen at defining a twitter aesthetic, at exemplifying all. Dom sagolla speaker agency, speaking fee, videos speaking. Oct, 2009 dom sagolla, who was one of the original members of the team that built twitter, has a new book out, 140 characters. For marketers and business owners, social media is an increasingly important avenue for promoting a businessthis is the first writing guide specifically dedicated to communicating with the succinctness and clarity that the internet age demands. In 2006 dominic sagolla changed the future of online communication when he helped create twitter. That name the name twitter was inspired by flickr, a photosharing service.

A style guide for the short form, sagolla shares some tips on how to work within the short message format common to twitter and other social media. A style guide for the short form teaches these special writing skills. Dom sagolla has 154 books on goodreads, and is currently reading how to count by steven frank, let my people go surfing. He also points to the foreward of his book, written by jack dorseyif dom were full of shit, dorsey wouldnt have signed off on the book, right. Aug 01, 2009 if you are going to sue someone over a tweet you are already putting yourself in a bad position, says dom sagolla, author of the forthcoming book 140 characters. He also offers a brief glimpse into the creation and development of twitter, which i found to be quite interesting. Style guide for short form, in october of 2009 we dont need hemingway to show us though he did the incredible impact that wellwritten short sentences can have. Doms first book, 140 characters, includes a foreword by jack dorsey, creator and chairman of twitter, inc. He grew up in new england before attending swarthmore college, where he earned a degree in english literature in 1996 and created dom. This book covers basic grammar rules for shortform writing. The app acts primarily as the electronic version of the book, which makes it easy to jump from chapter to chapter and. While 140 characters offers advice to anyone wanting to master the specific, cruel brevity of twitters 140character message limit, sagollas book offers special advice for journalists.

The history of twitter, 140 characters at a time the. In the digital age, it has become increasingly important crucial, even to harness the power of the short form evidenced by facebook. For marketers and business owners, social networks are an increasingly important avenue for promoting a business. One on one with dom sagolla harvard graduate school of. Sep 21, 2009 in 140 characters, twitter cocreator dom sagolla covers all the basics of great shortform writing, including the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor. If you are going to sue someone over a tweet you are already putting yourself in a bad position, says dom sagolla, author of the forthcoming book 140 characters. In this little book, one of the more contemplative persons present when twitter was founded, dom sagolla, tries to show us how far 140 characters can take us in a richly connected social network. Dollarapp has produced a companion application, now available in the itunes app store. Dom sagolla make the most of your messages on twitter, facebook, and other social networking sites.