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How to Tweet on Twitter Using @replies

One of Twitter’s more powerful conversational features is @replies. @replies is a tweet that, although public and visible to all Twitter users, is directed specifically to one Twitter user. [more…]

How to See Your Twitter Tweets

You can see what you’ve tweeted on Twitter in several ways. To see a running list of your past tweets, start with your own Twitter profile. To do so, click your avatar to open your Profile page, and you [more…]

How to Tweet on Twitter

The entire premise of Twitter is to answer the question “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less. To tweet, type a message in the What Are You Doing? text box, keeping under the 140-character limit [more…]

How to Master Twitter Etiquette

Many new Twitter users want to know what the rules are, or whether Twitter has standard protocol and etiquette. Beyond Twitter’s standard Terms of Service, Twitter etiquette is simple: Be genuine and non-deceptive [more…]

How to Insert Links into Twitter Tweets

Almost all Twitter users incorporate links into their tweets on a regular basis. You can insert links to Web pages, blog entries, or even other tweets. The toughest part of including these links is getting [more…]

How to Use Twitter Shorthand Codes

The more you use Twitter, the more you’re going to want to find quicker ways to tweet. Conveniently, Twitter has included a number of shorthand codes that you can use to perform almost any action directly [more…]

How to Change Your Twitter Avatar

Your avatar appears to the left of all your tweets, so it’s your official face on Twitter. People don’t like following you on Twitter if your avatar is just the default. So make sure that you change your [more…]

How to Customize Your Twitter Profile

Your public page on Twitter, also known as your profile, is other Twitter users’ first impression of you, and it can make a big difference in whether they decide to follow you. Customizing your Twitter [more…]

How to Change Your Twitter Background

You can change the background of your Twitter profile page from the default blue to another color. You can even upload an image of your choice (or do both!). You can tile an image [more…]

How to Receive Tweets with Your Cellphone

Many twitterers use Twitter almost exclusively on their mobile phones. Text messaging (SMS) is the most basic way to access Twitter via your cellphone. In addition to sending tweets as SMS messages from [more…]

Twitter Your News to Make Your Blog Stand Out

When you put the Twitter badge on your blog, you can create very quick updates for your readers, even when you can’t take the time for a full blog post. [more…]