Overview

Signing up

• Complete the fields
  You can use your full name, part, or another name as the Username
  This is the name that will appear on your Tweets
  Use any email
• You will get an email to confirm your account

Settings

• Account
  Make sure all the information is correct
  Check the time zone
  Do not click Protect my tweets
• Mobile
  Allows you to Tweet from your phone with text messaging
• Notices
  Check all that you want
• Profile
  Add a picture
  Fill in your information - whatever information you want to share
• Design
  Choose one of the themes or use the Change background image/design colors links

Building Your Network

• Follow tweeples in your colleagues' networks
• Search a topic and begin following tweeple who Tweet
• Begin following hashtags - follow tweeple who Tweet
• Check bloggers you follow

Tweeting

Symbols

• @ - public conversation - send a Tweet to someone by using @username
• RT - retweet - resend someone else's post
• D - direct message that goes to the person's email
• # - denotes the beginning of a tag - known as a hashtag

Content

• 140 characters (key strokes)
• Keep it simple and succinct
• Share links, announcements, and information
• Ask questions