How to get How to get #MaidenheadAstro#MaidenheadAstro

‘tweets’ on your mobile ‘tweets’ on your mobile phonephone

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If you don’t have a twitter If you don’t have a twitter accountaccount

Only use your real name if you want others to find you (and tweet you)

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twitter.comtwitter.com

Browse toBrowse to

You have to enter a real Email address (you will be sent a

‘sign up’ code)

‘Keep me signed-in’ means your ID & means your ID & password is saved password is saved in your Browserin your Browser

On first log-inOn first log-in

• You are forced to select 4 or 5 other users and companies to ‘follow’ …– Make sure to select MaidenheadAstro !– Just select arbitrary others until ‘skip’ appears

= you can remove them all later– As soon as you ‘follow’ some companies As soon as you ‘follow’ some companies

(eg Telegraph News) they will spam you !(eg Telegraph News) they will spam you !

• Don’t be tempted to enter real detailsDon’t be tempted to enter real details– Details are a gift to spammers and ID theivesDetails are a gift to spammers and ID theives

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Adjust your account settingsAdjust your account settings

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Adjust Account Time ZoneAdjust Account Time Zone

Set (GMT) London

Address where ‘tweets’ (and password ‘resets’) are sent

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Saving your Account changesSaving your Account changes

ID thieves use details you enter on-line to build up ‘profiles’ of

‘worthwhile’ targets

You can change your name here

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Saving your changesSaving your changes

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Security and Privacy settingsSecurity and Privacy settings

Set this (it’s not set by default) to reduce the chance of you being locked out (or hi-jacked)

Set for additional security (after you enter your phone number - see later)

phone number

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Default non-Privacy settingDefault non-Privacy setting

Disable both (to avoid being ‘profiled’ and spammed)

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Adjust Email notificationsAdjust Email notifications

Disable most of these (or your eMail account will be flooded with spam) 10

Adjust your eMail settingsAdjust your eMail settings

More rubbish that will swamp your eMail in-box

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Adjust your eMail settingsAdjust your eMail settings

… spam, spam, spam ….

Disable (de-select) them all !

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Don’t forget to ‘Save changes’

Recieving tweets on your Recieving tweets on your mobilemobile

• By default, tweets are (only) sent to your email address

• To receive #MaidenheadAstro on your phone :-– 1) Link your phone to your twitter account– 2) ‘Allow’ #MaidenheadAstro to tweet your phone

NOTENOTE• Sending a ‘tweet’ FROM your mobile will cost ‘1 txt msg’Sending a ‘tweet’ FROM your mobile will cost ‘1 txt msg’Sending tweets from your PC is free (just log-in to your Sending tweets from your PC is free (just log-in to your

twitter account)twitter account)

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Linking twitter to your MobileLinking twitter to your Mobile

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Use your mobile to text Use your mobile to text twittertwitter

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Change the default settingsChange the default settings

… spam, spam, spam ….

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My phone settingsMy phone settings

Don’t forget to stop your mobile ringing at night ! 17

Enable MaidenheadAstroEnable MaidenheadAstro

Click for ‘more’

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Enable MaidenheadAstroEnable MaidenheadAstro

Click ‘Details’

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Enable MaidenheadAstroEnable MaidenheadAstro

Click for ‘More user actions’

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Turn on mobile notifications

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That’s all folks !That’s all folks !

• Please be aware that ‘tweets’ are PUBLIC (anyone can ‘follow’ you & ‘forward’ your

messages to their friends i.e. ‘re-tweet’ you)

• Many accounts are in the names of ‘other people’ (you can be anyone you like on

twitter)• Some kids think ‘flash mobbing’ your event is ‘fun’

(and break-ins happen when you are out)

• So, before ‘tweeting’, just pretend you are So, before ‘tweeting’, just pretend you are shouting out the exact same thing in public !shouting out the exact same thing in public !

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