Add a picture (avatar) and a bio that describes you and your
interests
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If you’re on LinkedIn or Blog, add that too so peole know who
you are
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To find people type in the search bar and click on the
green plus to follow
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Note that you can search people or tweets
Or start by following
those your friends are following
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To look at someone’s profile click on their
name
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Twitter replies start with @Name and are to that
person
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My tweet
Sean’s reply
People following me and Sean will see this conversation
So, to replyuse the @ before the
name of person
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A retweet is to tweet something someone has
already written
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A Direct Message (DM) is a private message that no-one
else sees.You can only DM people who
are following you back.
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You can see any mentions of you under
@mentions and also see any Retweets (RT)
If you really like a tweet you can favourite it to keep it to go back to
A # is a way you can label tweets that makes them easier
to search for
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Some of the shorthand:
Apps: Applications Avatar: Your twitter pictureDM: Direct MessageIMHO: In my humble opinionKtxbai: OK Thanks ByeLOL: Laugh out LoudLMAO: Laughing My Ass OffRT: Re-tweetSrlsly: Seriously!
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At first....
...you feel like the new kid at school. Everyone else knows