Objective: to create an account and profile, upload a photo, find and follow friends, check messages, send updates, and send directed messages for online networking
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STEP 1: Create an Account at http://twitter.com/
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Fill out the form
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Click inside the text box
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Type the words you see in the larger box above
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Click the box if you want Twitter to email you any updates
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Click Terms of Service
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Read the Terms of Service
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Click I Accept Create My Account
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STEP 2: Find Friends From Your Address Books
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Click Find Some Friends
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Type your email in the text box for email
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Click the down arrow to select your online account
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Type your password in the text box for password
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Click Continue
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Twitter will search your address book to see if any of your friends have an account with Twitter
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Whether or not your friends have an account with Twitter, you can to your friends list
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Select the friends you want to add to your Twitter address book
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Deselect the people you do not want to add
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Click Done
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STEP 3: Invite Friends
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Click Find Some Friends
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Enter the email addresses of your friends
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Separate each email address with a comma
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Click Preview if you want to see what Twitter’s invitation says
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Click Send
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STEP 4: Find and Follow a Friend on Twitter
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Click Home
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Type an email address or name in the text box
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Type the email address of the person you are looking for on Twitter or type the person’s name
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Click Search
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Click Follow
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Follow is on the right side of a person’s profile
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Click Follow when you find a friend you want to follow on Twitter
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Click Home
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Click Following
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The people you are following will be listed
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Click on the link for a person you are following
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You will be see the person’s Twitter page with updates
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STEP 5: Create a Profile
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Click Settings
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Enter the URL for your website, blog, or other online profile
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Type a short bio of yourself
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fewer than 160 characters
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Hit Tab
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Type your location (city and state, country, etc.)
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Hit Tab
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Click the box next to Protect My Updates
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Click the box if you do not want your updates available to the public
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By checking the box, only the people you approve to follow your updates will see them
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Click Save
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STEP 6: Upload a Photo
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Click Settings
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Click Picture
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Click Browse
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Find the folder on your computer containing the photo you want
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Select the photo
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Click Open
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Click Save
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Click Save
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STEP 7: Post an Update
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Click Home
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Enter something about what you are doing in the text box
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Example: I’m getting ready to cook dinner.
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Click Update
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STEP 8: Check Inbox and Send a Directed Message
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Click Home
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Click Directed Messages
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Check Inbox
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Any directed messages sent to you will be listed
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Send a Directed Message
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Click the arrow to the right of the box next to Send
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Select the person from your friends’ list to whom you want to send the message
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Click inside the text box and type your message
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Click Send
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STEP 9: Exit Twitter
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Click Sign out