
Using Twitter in the academic environment
By following other people and sources you are able to build up an instant, personalized
Twitter feed that meets your full range of interests.
Setting up an account:
- Go to www.twitter.com/signup
- Enter your name, email address and a memorable password. Choose a username which makes you easily identifiable, you may also want to include your academic title.
- Click Create my account, and your account is live. Now move through the steps below
to add detail to your account and start tweeting. Depending on whether you use a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet to access Twitter, the home page and set up may differ slightly to the PC version described here, but all the tips and other information can still be used.