how to sign up and get started with twitter
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How to sign up and get started on
A beginner's how-to guide by @camila_espina
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2. Choose an available username and create account
*twitter will automatically let you know which username is available.
*Your username is also your “twitter handle.”
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3. Twitter will provide a basic functions walkthrough:
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*twitter will prompt you 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 what it 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 contacts and 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 a picture and fill out your bio
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Tweet box: where you’ll compose your tweets
*This is how your twitter “home” page will look like
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Your name and profile picture
How many tweets you’ve posted, how many people you’re following and how many people follow you
*This is your “timeline”
Trending topics
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*to view your interactions 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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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.
What is a “retweet”?
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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 a tweet
#hashtag
@mention Link: tweets are a great way to share links to all sorts of content.