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Step 1
Go to the Twitter website.
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Step 2
Read the What, Why and How. Before you set up an account understand what you’re getting yourself into. Just because everyone is tweeting and chirping, it doesn’t mean that Twitter is for you, so its best to read the what, why and how to get a better feel for what you’re signing up for. Be sure to watch the Twitter video.
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Step 3
Click Join the Conversation to set up an account. Upon clicking the button you will be brought to the Create a Free Twitter Account page. Select an available username. It’s recommended that you choose a username that represents you. This is the name by which other Twitter followers will recognize you.
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Step 4
Select a password, provide an email address, read the terms of service and click “I accept Create my account.”
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Step 5
Add friends or skip it until you become more familiar with Twitter. The first screen you’ll see when you successfully sign up for an account will ask you to add friends. Since you’re brand new, it’s best to get a little familiar with the service before adding friends. If you don’t want to add friends at this time, click “skip.” You can always add friends later.
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Step 6
Begin Twittering. Your new Twitter account is all set up and ready to go. If you don’t like the way it looks, you can change the appearance, change your icon add your website and location by clicking on the settings tab. The amount of customization is up to you.
Comments
dmacman said
on 3/17/2009 i was going to do this now i know how
dmacman said
on 3/17/2009 i was going to do this now i know how
aweinroth said
on 2/5/2009 Just learned that eHow comments and articles can be cross-posted to Twitter. Cool!
aweinroth said
on 2/5/2009 Just learned that eHow comments and articles can be cross-posted to Twitter. Cool!
aweinroth said
on 2/5/2009 Just learned that eHow comments and articles can be cross-posted to Twitter. Cool!