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Teru moves out of Kurosaki's apartment and into a place of her own, wondering if Kurosaki is actually relieved to see her go, but as she settles into her own place, trouble springs up again with the arrival of one of her brother's old business acquaintances.

After her older brother dies, orphaned Teru Kurebayashi comes to depend on an anonymous friend, "Daisy, " with whom she communicates by text messaging. After breaking a window at school, Teru agrees work for the school custodian, Kurosaki, to pay for the damage, and she soon learns that Kurosaki is a demanding taskmaster who is hiding a secret, but he always seems to be near when Teru needs help.

Now high school juniors, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela continue to share "instant messages" with one another as one of them experiments with marijuana, another gets her first boyfriend, and the third moves three thousand miles away.

Through "instant messages," chronicles the struggles best friends Maddie, Angela, and Zoe face during their freshman year in college, each of them in a different state, two wondering if their romantic relationships will last, and one determining that roller derby is the key to keeping the trio close.

Discusses twenty-first century communication technologies, including instant messaging, cell phones, and blogs, and how they have shaped the way people read and speak, and questions the future of our digitally driven society.

Throughout their senior year in high school, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela continue to share "instant messages" with one another about their day-to-day experiences as they consider college, sex, the importance of prom, and the inevitable end of their inseparable trio.

With over 1.4 million followers (a number growing by the day), and a now famously uncanny ability to pack 140 characters with a maximum amount of humor and wit, Steve Martin has defined what it means to be a celebrity in today's world of social media. Martin's tweets have been covered by personal blogs, major news outlets, and everything in between, and this collection brings his funniest, most memorable messages together for avid followers and offline fans alike.

Explains what Twitter and microblogging are and how to create your own Twitter account, and includes the origins of blogging and microblogging, advice on what to write and how to build an audience, and provides rules and etiquette.

Madison is thrilled with her new boyfriend, her new friend from halfway around the world, and her new job as a Model United Nations leader, but soon discovers that balancing all the aspects of her life is trickier than she thought.

Now high school juniors, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela continue to share "instant messages" with one another as one of them experiments with marijuana, another gets her first boyfriend, and the third moves three thousand miles away.