SOCIAL NETWORKING & CYBER SECURITY BEST PRACTICES
Social Networking and Cyber Security Best Practices
Process of setting up a Twitter account
I went to Twitter’s website, which is www.twitter.com. The free site does not require any payment or subscription fee for one to set up an account.
I clicked on the icon “Sign Up for Twitter” I found this option on a yellow button at the extreme bottom right side of the screen.
I provided the necessary information about myself like my full names, my email address. I chose my username within an icon that had a number of conditions. Such conditions included the username should have characters that are less than 15. It should be easy to consider but hard to deduce, and that it had to be within the characters of my knowledge. An issue came up where I had to decide whether I would always be signed in to Twitter on my personal computer. I commanded it as “always to remember” by checking the box. Other options were those that wanted my account to be tailored toward my recent website visits. I responded by removing the check mark next to the option (Kelsey 89).
Step 3
I clicked on the icon “create my account.” This icon provided an opportunity to develop my Twitter account. Next, I had to follow people already registered and using Twitter. Such people include celebrities and any other person within reach. Twitter provided me with a list of people to follow. From here, I chose the people I wanted to follow, like my classmates some popular celebrities. The command within here required me to choose at least five more, of which I did and pressed the button “Next.” The next step was to start following people I knew. I granted Twitter access to my email contacts after which I was presented with a list of people I know on Twitter. I had a chance to click and follow some of them like my family members and friends. There was an opportunity to follow all of them. Nonetheless, I did not choose this option. I clicked on the profile space that required me to upload my profile picture, something that I did successfully.
Step 4
Twitter required me to write a short biography. I clicked on this option below the profile photo. I wrote a short biography of not more than 160 characters. I did this successfully.
Step 5
Below the biography, option was the “Edit Profile” option. I clicked on this option and got a chance to expand my profile. When I clicked on this option, I managed to add more information about me in some many ways. For instance, I change my profile picture, customized my header photo, and updated other information relating to my name, bio, website, and location. Since I already have a Facebook account, I connected my Twitter account to this account by clicking on the “Connect” button. After all these, I had to click on the button “Save Changes” in order to update and save everything I had written on my Twitter account for editing (Kelsey 13).
Step 6
After the previous step, my Twitter account was ready and I was ready to start twitting. At this point, I was ready to share my brief thoughts with my friends, family members, and the world as a whole. I did this by typing in a message and pressed “Tweet” button, and all was done.
Step 7
After accessing the chance to operate a Twitter account, I decided to build my followers. I started building a base of followers since I had already started being well informed in the Twitter world. I did this by following more people from every corner of the world. By following them, I encouraged them to follow be back. I became an active member of Twitter. I did not follow everyone since I did not want to be involved with everything that people say and think (Kelsey 21).
Configuring my Twitter settings
In every step, I configured my settings in a way that I will always feel I own the account. Whatever I decided to be of a public gallery, I made it available. Nonetheless, I configured my account to be in a way that suited my use especially on efficiency and ease of use.
Personal or you have with using Twitter
Using Twitter is a phenomenal activity that has its pros and cons. Personally, I liked registering and being part of the tweeting world. I wanted to access people’s thoughts and imaginations, together with daily activities and happenings that people and companies post on Twitter (Kelsey 5). However, the act of being on Twitter is tempting and time wasting. It appears expensive since I will have to be online always and hence I need to pay for being online instead of doing other useful economic activities. People post different kind of information, some of which are useful and self-destructive. Nonetheless, Twitter remains to be an enjoyable field of global realization that connects people together and enables them to share every bit of information.
Issues encountered
Setting up a Twitter account is a simple process that is self-driving. I had little challenges since I simply had to follow instructions within the website.
How I envision using the account in the future
I have projections and thoughts on how I can benefit commercially and socially from using Twitter. First, I will use Twitter to advertize my future business, which will be on fashion designs for both men and women wear. I am already enjoying the social aspect of interacting with friends and knowing different celebrities better (Kelsey 27).
Reference
Kelsey, T. (2010). : From Facebook to Twitter and everything in between: a to social networks for beginners and everyone else. New York: Apress.
