Need help with Twitter?
How to create an account
1. Navigate to http://twitter.com/ and click the yellow button on the right hand of your screen, or simply navigate to https://twitter.com/signup.
2. Fill in the first field with your full name.
3. Select a username. Try to pick something that describes you - whether it's a nickname, an interest or a hobby.
4. Enter a password. Be tricky! Make sure your password contains letters, numbers, and symbols.
5. Enter your email address.
6. Fill in the Captcha to prove you're human, not a machine!
7. Pick sources that interest you (more on this below).
8. Search for Friends @natlpremium and follow them.
Download the "Getting Started with Twitter" Handout
How to send text messages from your phone to Twitter
1. Send a text to your Twitter code with the word START
2. We'll reply and ask you to sign up if you're new or reply with your username if you already have an account, which you do.
3. Send your username (do not send any additional characters in the message, or we won't be able to read it correctly)
4. When Twitter asks for your password, carefully send your password to us (remember: passwords are case sensitive!
5. Twitter will ask you to send "OK" if you want to use Twitter on your phone. Send OK, and you're all set!
Now you can send messages to your Twitter code, and they will post as Tweets on your Twitter profile for all your friends to read.
How to use hashtags
Definition: The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages.
1. People use the hashtag symbol # before relevant keywords in their Tweet to categorize those Tweets to show more easily in Twitter Search.
2. Visit http://search.twitter.com to search your favorite topic (e.g., #milwaukee)
Sources:
http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/104-welcome-to-twitter-support/articles/100990-how-to-sign-up-on-twitter
http://support.twitter.com/articles/14589-how-to-add-your-phone-via-sms
http://support.twitter.com/articles/49309-what-are-hashtags-symbols
