How To Use Facebook And Twitter
1. Click on the “Register” link, fill in your information and agree to the Terms of Use and Private Policy. Next, confirm the email address you provided.
2. Follow the steps Facebook provides in the conformation email to set up your account. Based on the email address you entered or the network you provided, Facebook will help you set up your home page accordingly.
3. Find friends who are also using Facebook using the search tool on the left of the screen. You will only be able to see the profiles of people or friends in your network. If you would like to see profiles of a people from another network, add them as your friends using the “Add to Friends” button.
4. Fill out your profile by clicking “Edit” next to Profile once you are in your account. Follow the steps in the Edit tool to fill out any information you would like people in your network, or people you accept as friends, to view.
5. Join applications within Facebook, such as adding photos or photo albums to your profile for others to see. You can also join groups of interest, see what events are going on in your area, purchase or sell items in the Marketplace, or share what types of Music and/or Movies you enjoy with Flixter and/or iLike Music.
6. Chat with your friends through Facebook. On each profile there is a button for sending a message, this is used if you wish to send a private message to the person’s Inbox you are viewing. If you don’t care who reads what you write, post the message on your friends Wall.
1. Set up your Twitter profile with a unique background, bio, location, URL and Photo. This is an important step to subconsciously show you are committed to using Twitter.
2. Post a couple of Tweets to get the ball rolling. This can be anything from the standard “Finally on Twitter” to the more specific “Jon Bishop really helped me get this Twitter thing going”.
3. Find some Local Tweeps. Check out TwitterLocal.net and follow roughly 20 interesting Twitter users that live in your area. As they follow you back, it might be a good idea to check out their blogs and see what they’re about. This would be a good time to try out your @reply skills to comment on how amazing their blogs are or simply the fact that you guys are from the same area.
4. Find some like minded Tweeps. I use Twitter Search to find other Twitter users who share the same interests as me. It’s also a great way to check up on who is talking about my blog posts or my company.
5. Interact, then repeat steps 3 and 4. As your following grows you should try and stay very active by participating in conversations as well as providing your own updates on life, thoughts and the world.
