WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.440 --> 00:00:04.759 There are a lot of different ways to use Twitter. Some users may never post 00:00:04.759 --> 00:00:08.970 anything on Twitter, choosing instead to follow updates from other people. 00:00:08.970 --> 00:00:12.750 But for other users, there might be a lot of value in sharing what's going on in 00:00:12.750 --> 00:00:15.270 your world and joining the conversation. 00:00:15.270 --> 00:00:17.800 Twitter makes it easy to get started. 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:22.620 To post a tweet, you'll need to have your own Twitter account and be signed in. 00:00:22.630 --> 00:00:26.829 Now I do want to point out that in this example we're using the Twitter app for 00:00:26.829 --> 00:00:31.210 iPhone, but you should be able to follow the same basic steps to tweet from an 00:00:31.210 --> 00:00:34.870 Android device or from your web browser. 00:00:34.870 --> 00:00:38.329 Select the New Tweet button. 00:00:38.329 --> 00:00:40.409 The Tweet box will appear. 00:00:40.680 --> 00:00:43.690 From here, you can type whatever you want to post to Twitter. 00:00:43.690 --> 00:00:48.050 Twitter is built for sharing things quickly, so every tweet is limited to 00:00:48.050 --> 00:00:53.079 just 140 characters; as you type the counter at the bottom will tell you how 00:00:53.079 --> 00:00:55.270 many characters you have left. 00:00:55.270 --> 00:00:59.750 You'll see this actually go into negative numbers if you use too many characters. 00:00:59.750 --> 00:01:04.370 You can usually find a way to cut down on the number of characters in a tweet. 00:01:04.370 --> 00:01:10.470 In this example, we just going to erase a few things and replace them with a semicolon. 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:13.810 When you're ready, select Tweet. 00:01:13.810 --> 00:01:18.159 By default, your tweet will be shared publicly, along with anyone else who follows 00:01:18.159 --> 00:01:19.380 you on Twitter. 00:01:19.380 --> 00:01:23.050 It will also appear at the top of your Twitter timeline. 00:01:23.050 --> 00:01:28.800 A tweet doesn't just have to be text. For example, you can include a photo with your tweet. 00:01:28.800 --> 00:01:34.730 You'll start the same way by selecting the Tweet button and typing your post, 00:01:34.730 --> 00:01:37.970 then choose the camera icon, 00:01:37.970 --> 00:01:42.930 then select a photo or use your device's camera to take a new one. 00:01:42.930 --> 00:01:47.070 In this example, we're going to choose a photo that's already on this device. 00:01:47.070 --> 00:01:49.610 When you're ready, select Tweet. 00:01:49.610 --> 00:01:51.980 And there we go. 00:01:51.980 --> 00:01:56.899 Another thing on Twitter are links to an article or video on a different website. 00:01:58.230 --> 00:02:02.540 To share a link, you can simply copy and paste it into your tweet. 00:02:02.540 --> 00:02:06.020 It's worth pointing out that Twitter will shorten the number of characters in 00:02:06.020 --> 00:02:11.380 a link automatically, so it doesn't really matter how long the URL to that page is. 00:02:12.440 --> 00:02:19.450 Once you've posted a link, anyone can select it open that page. 00:02:19.450 --> 00:02:21.410 When you're browsing the web, you may see 00:02:21.410 --> 00:02:26.990 the option to share that page on Twitter. Just select the tweet button or twitter icon to 00:02:26.990 --> 00:02:31.380 quickly create a new tweet with a link to that page. You can add any other 00:02:31.380 --> 00:02:35.610 comments he want, and that's it! 00:02:35.610 --> 00:02:39.980 OK, just one more thing. if you want to share and tweet from someone else with the 00:02:40.030 --> 00:02:44.900 people that follow yo, just select the Retweet button below any post. 00:02:44.900 --> 00:02:48.760 It'll then be shared with everyone who follows you on Twitter, even if they 00:02:48.760 --> 00:02:51.910 don't follow the account that originally posted it. 00:02:51.910 --> 00:02:56.910 Now you're ready to start tweeting and join the conversation on Twitter!