How to sign up and get started with twitter

How to sign up and get started with twitter

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  How to signup and get started on A beginner's how-to guide by @camila_espina
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  1. Go tothe twitter website and fill out initial sign up fields:
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  2. Choose anavailable username and create account *twitter will automatically let you [email protected] know which username is available. *Your username is also your “twitter handle.”
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  3. Twitter willprovide a basic functions walkthrough:
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  *twitter will promptyou to follow popular celebrities or brands to get started. *to follow simply click this icon. *”following” means that you will receive the messages people tweet and be able to read them in your “timeline” *accounts with this symbol simply mean that it is a verified entity – for example, that is the “real” CNN twitter account
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  *This is whatit looks like when you’re already following another user. *This is what it looks like when you don’t follow a user. *This is what it looks like when you put your cursor over the “following” button – if you click, you will “unfollow” that user and won’t be receiving their tweets anymore.
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  4. Search contactsand start following! *If you clicked “skip this step” when twitter suggested following popular accounts, a new window will appear prompting you to find people you want to follow. *You can also search for your contacts from Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and AOL.
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  5. Upload apicture and fill out your bio
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  Tweet box: whereyou’ll compose your tweets *This is how your twitter “home” page will look like
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  Your name and profilepicture *This is your “timeline” How many tweets you’ve posted, how many people you’re following and how many people follow you Trending topics
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  *to view yourinteractions click here *your interactions show the latest people who’ve: - Started following you. -“Retweeted” one of your posts. -“Mentioned” you in a tweet.
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  What is a“retweet”? *A retweet is sharing a tweet. You can share someone’s tweet or they can share yours. *There are 2 ways to retweet someone: 1. Put your cursor over someone’s tweet and the “Expand” “Reply” “Retweet” “Favorite” buttons will appear, click retweet.
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  What is a“retweet”? 2. Copy the tweet you want to retweet into your tweet box, place an “RT” and @(the twitter handle of the person you’re retweeting). *Retweeting this way lets you add a comment to the tweet you’re sharing – add it before the RT.
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  What is a”mention”? * A mention is when you place an “@” before someone’s twitter handle in a tweet. * When you mention someone, they receive a notification. * Additionally, it will create a link from your post to their twitter profile. * A great way to connect!
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  What is a“hashtag”? According to twitter …
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  What is a“reply”? *When you click the “reply” button on someone’s tweet, twitter will automatically mention the original tweet poster and a conversation thread will be created:
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  What is a“DM”? * DM stands for “direct message,” a “private” message between you and someone else. *You can only send a direct message to someone you follow that follows you back.
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  Anatomy of atweet #hashtag @mention Link: tweets are a great way to share links to all sorts of content.