Case studies include work with the obama 08 iphone app team, and the san. Candidates for the class of 2012, it is a distinct honor for me to address you all today. Dom was employee 9 at twitter and in charge of quality management. Alexia tstotis moderated the panel that featured dom sagolla, cocreator of twitter and author of 140 characters. When the inevitable twitter movie inevitably beams into theaters, no one will play dom sagolla. In 140 characters, twitter cocreator dom sagolla covers all the basics of great shortform writing, including the importance of communicating.
Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Author of 140 characters a graduate of swarthmore college and harvard university, dr. But expressing yourself clearly in short burstsparticularly in the 140 character limit of twittertakes special writing skill. Three years later he released his first book 140 characters.
Doms first book, 140 characters wiley 2009, includes a foreword by jack dorsey, creator and ceo of twitter, inc. A style guide for the short form a new hypertext book format, constantly updated with fresh content. Dom sagolla, one of the masterminds behind twitter, has produced 140 characters. 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. Biography and booking information for dom sagolla, cocreator of twitter.
Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. I spoke with a former coworker of doms from his days at odeo, right. Twitter cofounder dom sagolla to come to peru traveling. Make the most of your messages on twitter, facebook, and other socia. Sagolla took hemingways simple prose to the next level, demonstrating the effectiveness of wellwritten short sentences in the digital age. Sxsw event tweethouse interview dom sagolla writer auther. Dom sagolla helped create twitter in 2006, and shipped his first book, 140 characters. The short form in question is twitter, where each message is limited toyou guessed it140 characters. A style guide for the short form by sagolla, dom isbn. He talks about tweethouse where experts in twitter and. In the digital age, it has become increasingly important crucial, even to harness the power of the short form evidenced by facebook. Get e books the associated press stylebook 2009 on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Sagolla has been recognized as an international genius by the city of amsterdam. How do we measure technological and cultural progress continuously, accurately, and with the most relevance.
Features builtin browser, a readonly twitter client, multimedia, and exclusive content including a bonus chapter 20. The advent of twitter and other social networking sites, as well as the popularity of text messaging, have made. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I grew up not far from here in a little town called lynnfield just north of boston, so this is very much home to me and your welcome means a great deal. Based on the print edition of 140 characters, available wherever books. Sagolla has been recognized as an international genius by the. Father of three, doms second book is tech wild, available for free on medium to help parents tackle issues related to children and devices. 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. The history of twitter, 140 characters at a time the. Techminded lima residents will get a chance to hear from some highprofile members of the social media world.
Twitters transmitters special report the economist. Sagolla grew up in new england and is now a public speaker and innovator, represented by william morris endeavor img. Now people from all over the world and many different fields and professions are saying it all in 140 characters or less. What strunk and whites elements of style did for traditional media, 140 characters does for the social media revolution happening today. For marketers and business owners, social networks are an increasingly important avenue for promoting a business. He also offers a brief glimpse into the creation and development of twitter, which i found to be quite interesting. In 2006 dominic sagolla changed the future of online communication when he helped create twitter. Dom sagolla speaker, keynote, booking agent, bureau. The associated press stylebook 2009 ebook download free.
The apps author, dom sagolla, was involved with twitter from its infancy, cocreating. Bruce damer, virtual worlds pioneer and author of avatars peachpit press, 1997. Its not because he doesnt want to be part of the story. If any of these outlets had bothered to check sagollas story, they probably wouldnt book him again.
San francisco panel urges publishers to keep experimenting. A style guide for the short form, while janelle randazza, a. It is the equivalent of strunk and whites elements of style for todays social media. A style guide for the short form, a primer for those who wish to be known for their erudite tweeting. This includes the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor. For marketers and business owners, social media is an increasingly important avenue for promoting a businessthis is the first writing guide specifically dedicated to. 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.
This book covers basic grammar rules for shortform writing. 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. Every day, dom sagolla and thousands of other voices read, write, and share important stories on tech wild. However, according to dom sagolla, a cocreator of twitter and author of the new book, 140 characters. Theres the story you wanna tell, and the story a reporter wants to hear, and somewhere in between is the story that gets told. In this talk, dom describes lessons learned from hp labs, the mit media lab, twitter, and adobe systems about the value of simplicity and a focus on the mobile market. Tweet guru dom sagolla to address becker college graduates. Paperback original, the constraint of 140 characters is an opportunity for creative selfexpression of all kinds. Dom sagolla speakers bureau and booking agent info. Although the plan is to eventually get a version of 140 characters in print, mr.
Its a highly democratic operation, and the members choose what books they. Dominic thomas sagolla is an american author, blogger, software engineer, educator, and. With twitter and the short form, we have inadvertently invented a new genre. 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. Theres a real difference here between the power of multimedia and the power of text, says dom sagolla, the author of a. Dom sagolla has 154 books on goodreads, and is currently reading how to count by steven frank, let my people go surfing. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Get your copy of 140 characters today from these fine booksellers. A style guide for the short form, i will post passages that have me underlining andor writing in the margins democracy travels in wee packets of ideas, words shaped for speed and accuracy, arriving in moments of need. The following is an excerpt from 140 characters, page 9. Sagolla said releasing the book through itunes first would be a good way to reduce the need for a major.
1116 1632 848 545 550 371 1064 513 953 1202 945 1509 1501 1163 267 297 651 605 1403 1099 1651 670 923 836 488 1305 892 2 241 848 622 633 1143 700 527