What Is Twitter

Aug
27

What is Twitter? Twitter is one of the
fastest growing sites on the web today.
Thousands of new users sign up each day
to participate in this internet
revolution.

Businesses have flocked to Twitter to
Stimulate viewer interest and to broaden
their reach for sales and corporate
activities such as job postings.

Want to work at Disney? Check them
out on Twitter!
http://twitter.com/DisneyABC

Want the latest news delivered to you?
Look for the Twitter icon on your favorite
television station or newspaper’s website.

Twitter is best described as a micro-blogging
platform. You are limited to 140 characters
each time you do an update, which initially,
may seem a small amount.

However, as you become more experienced,
it’s just amazing what you can fit into
140 characters.

That said, Twitter is much, much more than
that. It is basically a global chat room, but
can also be a gathering place for small circle
of friends. It all depends on how many people
you follow on Twitter.

If it’s in the thousands, then your “Tweetstream”
will be flooded with incoming messages. If you
are only following a few hundred, or even less,
then things are much easier to keep up with.

Twitter is also a great way to meet new people
online, particularly those with similar interests to
you. Learn more about this later this report.

How To Set Up

Setting up on Twitter to have your own account
is easy, but there are a few things that you
should be aware of when organizing your account.

This can apply even if you already have an existing
account, too, so consider these tips and it can
improve your entire Twittter experience.

The first thing to do if you don’t have an account
is go to http://www.twitter.com which is the home
page of Twitter.

You will be asked to either login or register. If you
don’t have an account, then of course you will need
to register. So let’s go through the registration
process.

Registration

The Twitter screen will ask you for your first name
and last name and will then check this is entered
correctly. A green tick will appear next to the box.

The next box asks you for a user name and this is
where you need to give some thought to how you
are going to represent yourself on Twitter.

You should remember that you can set up more
than one account on Twitter, but you will need a
different email address for each one.

Now this is where some planning is required.
One account you register can be in your own name
if you can get it.

Naturally, common names like JohnSmith (there are
no spaces in usernames) will already be taken.

However it is possible to get variations on your
own name such as John_Smith, or John_Smith23
or some variation like that.

You can only use an underscore in a username.
Hyphens are not permitted in the field.

It isn’t absolutely critical that you register your
own name, but it is advisable to help to prevent
someone else impersonating you on Twitter.

If you wish to register a business name, then
you can do that of course, but use your own
name in the sign up process so you are identifiable
and connected with the business name you register.

The concepts and reasons for operating under
each type of registration will be discussed later.

You are now asked for your email address. Email
addresses are linked to accounts and you will only
be able to use your email address once. For every
account you register, you will need a different
email address.

The last thing to do is to fill in the Captcha letters
and then click on Create My Account.

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