How to Chat With Twitter
Twitter is a public social networking site used for business and leisure. The website allows you to communicate with other users using messages (known as Tweets) of 140 characters or less. Applications allow you to Tweet on the go, or you can use the website. When using Twitter, the only way to chat directly with a person is to direct messages at people with an @ reply or direct message.
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Sign up for a free Twitter account. Click "Sign Up" on the main page and fill out all required fields. You will need a valid email address as well as a user name and password to sign into the service. Verify the account through the link sent to your email.
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Search for followers and click "Follow" on their profile page. To chat with a user click the box next to "Lists" on her profile page. Choose "@ mention..." and the user name will appear in your tweet box on the main screen. Type the rest of your 140 character or less message (which include the @ and user name). You can also chat with a person by simply typing "@" plus the user name in the tweet box. Click "Send" when complete. The person will reply back and to keep the conversation going, scroll over the tweet and click "Reply." This will add the "@" symbol plus the user name to the tweet box.
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Direct message a user to chat privately--this means that no one but you and the recipient can see the messages. Click the user's profile and choose the box next to "Lists." Choose "Direct message..." and it will take you to the direct message screen. The user name will appear in the box and you can type your 140-character message. To reply, select "Reply" next to the message in your in-box.
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