How to Twitter

Twittering is all the rage. Whether you are interested in making friends on the internet with like minded people, promoting your business or promoting your website, or just keeping up with the news and technological changes, Twitter is an excellent option for making friends on line and Twitter is fun!



In a very short time you can make friends with people all over the world with this interactive, internet tool. It's easy to get started on Twitter. I will show you how to get up and running on Twitter in no time.

Instructions

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Getting started making friends on Twitter is easy. First, open up your internet browser and type in http://www.twitter.com You will arrive at Twitter's home page. Up in the right hand corner you will find a link to a video that will explain the basic concept of Twitter if you're a video watching kind of person. If not, just plunge in and take the next step to launch your Twitter career.

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Twitter's home page contains only the bare necessities, so don't worry about being overwhelmed with information. You might even think you've come to the wrong site! Right beneath the blue triangle with the tweeting bird you will find a green square that is a link: "Get Started -Join". Click! and you're off to Twitter Land.

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You'll be asked to enter your full name, create a username (it will become a part of a URL to use as a link to your twitters, so pick something you like). Next create a password, add your email address, opt in or out of email alerts, type in the magic word for verification purposes, click "create account" and you're on your way. You are officially a Twitter member.

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The next step allows you to find friends who may be on Twitter using your email address(s). Find friends on Twitter through your email accounts, such as Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, Hotmail and MSN accounts or skip the step and go on. You can always come back to it later. Twitter will give you a list of people among your email friends who have Twitter accounts. You can select those who you would like to follow on Twitter from this list.

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Now you're set to Twitter and make friends on the internet. To make friends check out my eHow article: How to Make Friends on Twitter. You will also find advice on how to create an attractive home page in another eHow article about Twitter.