What is Twitter?
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Twitter is a social networking site where users can communicate with people through short messages and tweets. So, creating a twitter account has become mandatory for the professionals as they can easily reach to a huge audience and even interact them or flow their information in a second. When you post something on twitter, it is called Tweet. People can follow other Twitter users from all over the world free of cost and you can use it by SMS as well which can cost some charge.
The trend of creating a Twitter account has grown as it makes people more professional and is easy to introduce yourselves to the large audience.
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How to create a new Twitter account on the internet?
Creating a Twitter account is easy either you use a computer or smartphone. You can follow the given step:
- Go to https://www.twitter.com/signup. This will directly take you to the signup page.
- Then you need to provide your information like email, mobile number, name, etc.
- You need to verify your email when you sign up through email.
- If you sign up with Mobile Number, then you need to verify the mobile number.
- You will receive a code in SMS which you need to provide while Mobile Number Verification.
- When you sign up to the twitter account, now you can choose a username.
- Type the username which will be checked by the system either it is available or not. If the username is available, then you can choose it.
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How to Choose a username for Twitter?
Picking a Twitter Username is easy when you consider some points. So, here are the tips which you can use while preparing your twitter account.
- The username is your identity on the Web. The twitter users and your followers will use your name to Tweets, Tags, Mentions, Retweets, Messages and many more.
- You will also get URL of your Twitter Profile page. This URL can be directly used on the browser to get to you. You can choose various URL when you sign up to twitter.
- Username must not be too long. Less than 15 characters are preferred as the best practice.
You can change your username anytime in Twitter. But the name should be available as well.
How to create a Twitter account on the iPhone?
Creating a Twitter account on the iPhone can be done by installing the Twitter app from the IOS App Store. Follow the given steps:
- Download and install the Twitter app
- Open the application.
- You can directly login to the Twitter account if you have a twitter account.
- Otherwise, you can sign up to Twitter.
- Then you need to provide your information like email, mobile number, name, etc.
- You need to verify your email when you sign up through email.
- If you sign up with Mobile Number, then you need to verify the mobile number.
- You will receive a code in SMS which you need to provide while Mobile Number Verification.
- When you sign up to the twitter account, now you can choose a username.
- Type the username which will be checked by the system either it is available or not. If the username is available, then you can choose it.
How to reduce the data usage by Twitter in iPhone?
There are options for data saver which can reduce the data usage of twitter application. This will reduce your image quality and video quality and also video autoplay will be turned off. You can load your image in high quality also by long pressing the image.
Follow the steps given below to reduce data usage:
- Log in to your Twitter account.
- Go to your profile.
- Then, choose the option for Setting and privacy.
- There you can find the General section.
- Tap on the Data Usage and Turn on the Data Saver option.
How to post a Tweet or Delete a Tweet?
- Tap the Tweet Icon on your app.
- Write your message and then Tap Tweet. You tweet is now posted.
- There a button X. Tapping on the X will delete or draft your tweet.
How to reply or mention other people while tweeting?
- Go to Compose Tweet.
- Type @ and then start typing the name of the person. This will show you the suggestions of names.
- Choose the required person and then Tweet it.
- Type # symbol and the trending hashtags will appear.
- You can choose from the list or create your own and Tweet it.
How to post a photo or GIF in your Tweet?
- There is an icon for the photo.
- Tap there and choose your photo or GIF from the gallery.
- You are allowed to choose up to four photos.
- Then Tap on Add button.
- Now you can apply filters as well.
- Also, you can tag your friends too.
- Then Tap done and your photos or GIF are posted on Twitter.