3. Sign up at Twitter.com, then use “Find people” to search for people or organizations you want to follow.

4. Click “Follow” to add that person’s Tweets to your feed

5. Click “home” to see the Tweets of everyone you follow (in the order they were posted)

6. The latest tweets from each of the users you follow appear at the top of your feed Each tweet will indicate when the user posted it Tweets frequently contain links to web pages and further information, presented in an abbreviated form

8. Here is the “PRPL Student” feed viewed in an application called Twitterific (for the Mac)

9. Once you have a Twitter account, you can also post your own tweets to share your news and ideas with the people who follow you Type up to 140 characters in this box, then click “update.” All of your followers will see your update.

12. You can probably guess what these tags are about This set is not so clear (sometimes you can guess from the context)

13. Searching for ted kennedy in plain English gives only results in which his name appears in that exact form

14. Searching for the #hashtag #tedkennedy gives results which may use his name in many forms

15. Follow what’s being said about EVENTS Learn about details never reported in traditional news sources

16. Public Figures Follow celebrities, politicians, or leaders in your field who tweet Public figures post opinions, questions, comments, and personal information on Twitter that cannot be found elsewhere

17. Personal updates Keep your own friends and family updated on your activities

18. Businesses and Organizations Follow organizations and businesses for announcements and special offers Keep advertising and marketing out of your e-mail “in” box!

19. Reach hundreds or thousands of people quickly if you need information

21. http://wefollow.com (Twitter Directory)