So recently a couple of my friends from back home have decided to try out twitter but seem a little lost and don't exactly know how to use all of the features that may not be all that clear at first.

Firstly, we must clear up a common misconception. Whenever I talk about the use of twitter to other non twitter users all they do is complain and say "twitter is for losers. I don't want to know what you are doing every second of your life. I dont want to know that you just ate a sandwich." Yes, it is true that some people like to post what they are doing every second of their life. Heres a solution, just dont follow them. Which brings me to the first step in having a twitter account.

1). Follow people.

One of the benefits of twitter is following people to see what they are up to. The majority of people (or atleast according to the people that I follow) dont post stupid things every second of every day. But howeve... [More]