About Firefox with Twitter

Firefox with Twitter allows you to easily access Twitter from your browser. By downloading Firefox with Twitter or by installing the Twitter Address Bar Search Add-on for your current version of Firefox 4 or 5, you get access to the following features:

• Search for people and topics on Twitter, directly from the Firefox Address Bar (the box where you enter a URL), with usernames and hashtags.
• Access Twitter with one click through the Twitter app tab.
• Search for any keyword on Twitter through the Search Bar by selecting Twitter in the drop-down in the top right corner of the browser.

Get Firefox with Twitter at firefox.twitter.com.

FAQ

How do I access people and topic search?

1. Type any Twitter username (like @jpeg) or hashtag (like #wwdc) into the Firefox Address Bar.
2. You’ll notice that the Twitter logo appears as you do so.
3. Hit enter, and you’ll be taken directly to the user’s profile page or to a Twitter search result for the #hashtag, respectively.

How do I search Twitter for any keyword?

1. Select Twitter from the drop-down in the Firefox Search Bar.
2. Type your keyword in the search bar.
3. Press enter.

Do I need a Twitter account to use these features?

No. Firefox with Twitter is useful for anyone who wants to easily access real-time content on Twitter.com.

Which versions of Firefox are supported?

• Firefox with Twitter works on any version of Firefox 4 or newer, for any desktop or Android OS.
• note: the Add-On is only available in English at this time.

Still need help? Contact Support.









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How To Use Twitter Lists

Twitter users can organize others into groups, or “lists”. When you click to view a list, you'll see a stream of Tweets from all the users included in that group. This article will help you get started with some lists basics.
Note: you don't need to follow another user to add them to a list; if you want to read a user's Tweets but not see their messages in your main timeline every day, lists allow you to do that. Similarly, following someone else's list does not mean you follow all users in that list. Rather, you follow the list itself.

How to Create a List

To create a new list, follow these instructions:

1. Visit the profile of the first user you would like to add to your list
2. Click the person icon. This brings up a drop-down Actions menu.
3. Select "Add to list"
4. Enter the credentials of your list and choose whether others can see it or whether it is private
5. Check to see if the user you wanted to add was successfully included in that list: to do this, click the person icon and select "Add to list". A checkmark will be added next to lists in which that user is included (shown below under "Adding or Removing People").

Some notes about Lists:

• 20 lists per user
• List names cannot begin with a numerical character
• List names cannot exceed 25 characters
• Maximum of 500 accounts on each list

Adding or Removing People From Your Lists

You can add users (including yourself!) from anywhere you see the list drop-down on someone's profile. This includes the following:

• People searches
• Profile pages (including your own)
• Yours and other users followers and following lists

Check the boxes of lists you want to include that person in. Uncheck the box if you want to remove them from the list.

Checking out your Lists stats

On your Twitter Profile page, clicking on the “listed” number (which is next to your “followers” number) will bring up a page all about what lists you are on. Click it to see yours!

Viewing List Content

To view the stream of Tweets from any group of people in lists you follow or have created, follow these steps:

1. Go to your "Home" page
2. Click the "Lists" tab on the left panel of the screen
3. Choose which list you'd like to view
4. Right away, you'll see a stream of Tweets from the users included in that list

Editing or Deleting Lists

To edit or delete a list, follow these steps:

1. Go to your Profile page
2. Click the "Lists" tab on the left panel of the screen
3. You will see lists you've created, lists you're in, or other people's lists you follow
4. Select which list you'd like to edit or delete from lists you've created. Click edit to update your list credentials or click delete to remove the list entirely.
5. You cannot add or remove people from your list on this page – you must do that from the profile pages of each individual you wish to add or delete. See above.

Subscribing to/Following Other People's Lists

Following a list is as simple as following any other Twitter user. Simply click on the Lists tab when viewing their profile, and select which lists options you want to see. Click the follow button to follow one of their lists.
You can also consequently remove yourself from a list by blocking the creator of the list.
Note: If the owner of a list that you're following includes a public user that you've blocked, you will still see the updates of the blocked user. This behavior is similar to visiting the profile page of a public user that you've blocked: you're still able to read their tweets.

Mentioning Lists

You can link to any Twitter List by mentioning it as you would any Twitter user, just add a forward slash “/” followed by the list name to list owners username:
@/ (example: @SchauerTime/News)

Note: Renaming a list will break any links you've posted to that list.

What are credits

Credits are the currency on Netlog. Among others, credits will be used to pay for applications and games. Much more will come soon! You can also use them to put your profile in the Spotlight if you ran out of spotlights.
You can buy credits by your cell phone, your landline, your credit/bank card, Paypal or your favourite e-wallet. It is also possible to get them free by inviting your friends. Please, note that your friends have to activate Trust before you are granted the credits. Trust activation is free.

What Are Top Tweets?

What are Top Tweets?

Top Tweets are popular Tweets that have caught the attention of other Twitter users.

• When you search for a popular term, you will likely see three "Top Tweet" results, marked with a small icon as shown below.
• You can use Top Tweets to quickly find the updates that other users are finding interesting, insightful, and helpful at this very moment!
• You can see examples and follow Top Tweets at www.twitter.com/TopTweets

How are these Tweets selected?

We've built an algorithm that finds the Tweets that have caught the attention of other users.

• Top Tweets will refresh automatically and are surfaced for popularly-retweeted subjects based on this algorithm.
• We think that showing the Tweets that other users have retweeted, shared, and interacted with can help you find new and helpful information more easily.

Why don't I see the Tweets I like on Top Tweets?

Top Tweets are Tweets that lots of people are interacting with and sharing via retweets, replies, and more.

• If Tweets you love aren't showing up as Top Tweets, it means those Tweets may not be part of widespread conversation as much as the Tweets that are Top Tweets for any given search term.

spotlights and credits

Credits and spotlights are two different currencies on Netlog. Among others, credits will be used to pay for applications. Much more will come soon! Spotlights, on the other hand, are used to put you in the limelight. You can use them to put your profile in the Spotlight on the homepage in order to popularize your profile.
If you want more credits, you can get them free by inviting your friends to Netlog. Otherwise, you can buy them by sending an SMS or calling from your landline.
You cannot purchase new spotlights. If you ran out of spotlights, you can buy credits and use them to Spotlight your profile.

How To Find Friends and Colleagues on Twitter

Highlights of this article:

• With your permission and a few easy steps, we can check your email address book to see which of your contacts are currently using Twitter.
• You can then choose to follow them if you want to get their Tweets.

To import an address book:

1. Visit the Find People link in the Who to Follow section.
2. Click the icon that corresponds to your email provider (Gmail, Yahoo, Aol, and Hotmail & Messenger)
3. A new window will pop-up, prompting you to enter your log in credentials for your email. (Please make sure your browser enables pop ups!)
4. When asked if you agree to share your information with Twitter, click 'Agree' or 'Allow' access.
5. A list of your friends and colleagues on Twitter will populate in the center of the page. You can choose to follow all of them by selecting the blue 'Follow All' button on the right hand side of the results, or if you'd like to see updates only from specific people, you can choose to follow your email contacts individually using the grey 'follow' button next to their information.
   Please note: if you click "Follow all", you can still manually unfollow people on this screen or at any time in the future.
6. Once you have selected the friends and colleagues you wish to follow, a confirmation message will appear.
7. You're done! You can navigate back to your Home timeline to view posts from your friends and colleagues.
   If you have contacts that do not have Twitter accounts, you can click “Send Request” to email them individually or click “Invite Them” at the top of the page to email them all. You can also click “Try Another Service” to import more contacts from a different account.
   

Step 1: Click Find People link in Who to Follow section


Steps 2 & 3: click link for your email provider (in this example, Yahoo!), enter credentials in pop-up window.


Step 4: Click agree to allow access to your address book so Twitter can find which of your contacts are on Twitter!


Step 5: Select 'Send Request', 'Follow' or 'Follow All' from the list provided.


Step 6: Confirmation message for a user you've followed from the import list.

Having Trouble?

Check out our Search Troubleshooting section for solutions to common problems.

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I've invited some friends, they registered, but I didn't get my credits

Credits are only awarded to you when the friends you invited register on their own PC, with their own internet connection and browser and when their registration is followed by a Trust activation (free of charge).

Your friends have to actually register at Netlog using the invitation link in the e-mail that was sent to them in order for the credits to be given. If you have any confirmation that these friends have registered, then send us the nickname(s) of the user(s) for which you did not get credits, and we can investigate whether to issue them to you manually.

Note that you do not get credits from 'adding' friends. You must invite people that do not yet have a Netlog account in order to get free credits.

To invite a friend, follow these steps:

-Log into your Netlog account (enter your nickname and password)
-Click on 'Friends' in the top menu
-Click on 'FriendFinder' in the submenu
-Choose how you want to invite your friends (using the contact list of one of your e-mail addresses or inviting your friends manually, by their e-mail addresses)
-Follow the steps

What are @Replies and Mentions?

What is an @Reply?

A reply is any update posted by clicking the "Reply" button on another Tweet

People say lots of things on Twitter, and sometimes you want to say something back. Your reply will always begin with @username (insert username of the person you are replying to). Anyone Tweet that is a reply to you will show up in your @Mentions tab on your homepage.
To post a reply on Twitter:

• Find the Tweet you want to react to on Twitter.
• Hover your mouse over their message and click the "reply" icon.
• Complete your Tweet in the box that pops up, and click "Tweet" to send it

What is an @Mention?

A mention is any Twitter update that contains @username anywhere in the body of the Tweet. (Yes, this means that replies are also considered mentions.)

We noticed people frequently searching for their user name (@username) to find the Tweets that mention their username anywhere in the message. We collect these messages, as well as all your replies, in the @Mentions tab on your homepage. If you include more than one person's name in your update and you use the @username format, those people will all see the update in their personal mentions tab.
To post a mention on Twitter:

• Type your message normally, but replace any names you include with @username (including the person's Twitter username). Our system will recognize and highlight the username that way, as shown below for this mention of @FreelanceWhales (a super cool band that we mentioned).

If I see a reply in my timeline, how do I know what message they replied to?

Easy! Just click any space around the Tweet and your details pane will open to display the Tweet they replied to, as well as other content related to the message.

Things to Note:

• When you visit another user's profile page on Twitter, you will not see a mentions tab for them. But you can search for all Tweets mentioning their username in our search box. Search for "@username" to view results.
• People will only see others' replies in their home timeline if they are following both the sender and recipient of the update.
• People will see any mentions posted by someone they follow (all mentions are treated like regular Tweets).
• People with protected accounts can only send replies to people they have approved to follow them.
• If someone sends you a reply and you are not following the user, the reply will not appear on your Home timeline. Instead, the reply will appear in your Mentions timeline.
• Replies will always have "in reply to" listed next to their timestamp. If a Tweet doesn't have this, it's a mention.

I sent an SMS/text and it doesn't work

Please doublecheck the SMS/text messaging history of your mobile phone. Be sure that the alphanumeric code in your phone appears EXACTLY as it does on the website. Pay attention to capital letters and all spaces between digits and letters in the code. Also make sure that the number that you sent the message to is correct. Once you have sent the SMS please remain patient. It may take some time to process your message if there is a lot of mobile network traffic.

If you haven't received a text message from us upon sending your text message, you probably don't have enough credit left on your mobile to receive our premium text message. This means that you did not pay Netlog for the credits, so you do not receive them.

If you think there might be some technical problem, contact the Helpdesk. Please make sure to indicate clearly the problem, and to add all useful information: exact date and time, message sent, number the message was sent to, your mobile phone number, your provider, whether you have received a text message from Netlog. If you did receive a text message, we also want to know the sender, the date + time and the exact text of the message. If you did not receive a text from us, please check if you have enough credit left on your mobile.

What Is a Direct Message? (DM)

What's a Message? (formerly called a Direct Message)

A Message (previously called a Direct Message) is a private message sent via Twitter to one of your followers. (This is different than mentions and @replies.)

• In turn, people you follow can send you a private message.
• You cannot send a direct message to a user who is not following you.

How to Send a Private Message via the Web:

1. Log in to your Twitter account.
2. Click the "Messages" button on the top menu bar of your page.
3. You'll land on a page showing your private messages history. Click the "New Message" button, highlighted below. Click to send a new message.
4. In the pop-up box, type the name or username of the person you wish to send to.
5. Enter the message you wish to privately send, and click "Send."

Tip: Make sure that user follows you. You may only send a direct message to your followers.

How to Send a Private Message From Your Phone:

In addition to sending direct messages from the web, you can also send direct messages from your phone and most 3rd party applications.

1. Open a text message window to your Twitter short code, or logging in to your application
2. Begin your message with a letter "d" and the username of the follower your wish to message, like this: d olivia
3. Type your message, being careful not to exceed 140 characters. (Example: d Support Hey support! Thanks for your help.)
4. Send the message

Note: If your message is longer than 140 characters and Twitter receives it intact, we will send your message in two parts for you. But, beware: if your service provider breaks up long messages into two parts before sending the message to Twitter, we will only see the d+username attached to the first message! The second part will post to the public time line as a regular update because it doesn't have the d+username preceding it.

Receiving Private Messages on Your Phone:

If your Twitter account is connected to your phone, you can receive direct message via text message.

• Read this article about setting up your mobile preferences to learn more.
• Haven't added your phone yet? Find more information about adding your phone here.
• Added your phone already? Find out what commands you can use!

Understanding Private Messages:

• Direct messages behave more like tweets than emails: the sender or recipient of a DM can delete the message, and it will disappear from both sender and recipient inboxes.
• The number next to your Direct Messages tab reflects the number of direct messages in your inbox.
• If this number has changed recently and you have not deleted any of your messages, remember: the sender of the direct message has the ability to delete messages from your inbox, these messages are not mysteriously disappearing or getting lost.

I'm not seeing all of my Messages!

• New Twitter shows only your 50 most recent messages – both sent and received.
• If you need to retrieve or reply to an old message, please leave the preview of new Twitter and use old Twitter.
• Remember, your old DMs are not gone, they're just stored in our database.

About Tweets (Twitter Updates)

Twitter always asks the question, "What's happening?" Each answer to that question is considered a Twitter status update, or what people often call a "Tweet."

What's a Tweet?

A Tweet is any message posted to Twitter, and all are 140 characters or less. Once you've signed up, just type your first tweet in the update box (shown below). We'll even count the characters for you! Click the "Tweet" button to post the message to your profile. If you'd like to learn more about how to tweet, please read this article.
Another way (some say the best way!) to post updates is from your cell phone. Set up your phone and send Twitter a text message, or if your phone has a web browser, use the special version of our site that's made for mobile web browsers, m.twitter.com.

What should I tweet about?

Anything. But don't feel pressured to be noisy on Twitter. The network is mostly used to read and discover information. Some people like posting updates and news for others to read, but being an observer is were the real value lies.

Why 140 characters?

We like to keep it short and sweet! It also just so happens that 140 characters is the perfect length for sending status updates via text message. The standard text message length in most places is 160 characters per message. We reserve 20 characters for people's names, and the other 140 are all yours!

How To Post a Tweet

witter always asks the question "What's happening?" Each answer to that question is considered a Twitter update, or what people often call a "Tweet." Each update is 140 characters or less.

To Post Your Tweet via the Web:

1. Log in to your Twitter account
2. Type your Tweet into the "What's happening?" box at the top of your screen (shown below).
3. Make sure your update is fewer than 140 characters. We'll count the characters for you! Remaining characters show up as a number below the box.
4. Click the Tweet button to post the Tweet to your profile.
5. You will immediately see your Tweet in the timeline on your homepage, as shown below.

To Post Your Tweet via Text Message:

Another way (some say the best way!) to post updates is from your cell phone. First, set up your phone to link to your Twitter account, then simply send your message as a text to your appropriate Twitter short code.

To Delete Your Tweet:

To delete a Tweet that you have posted, please read this article. Note that you may only delete Tweets which you posted yourself from your account. You may not delete Tweets which were posted by other accounts. Instead, you can unfollow or block users whose tweets you do not want to receive.

Netlog Browser

The Netlog browser is a special version of Internet Explorer 8 that features extra options for Netlog users. The new cool features allow you to stay in touch with your friends in many ways:

-Direct user search: in the top right section of the browser you can easily search for any Netlog user directly from the Netlog Browser.

-Web Slices: instead of visiting your profile back and forth to check for any updates you can access logs, notifications, games and more without leaving the website you are browsing.

-Right-click sharing: if you find a page or a photo that you want to show to your friends, you can do this by simply right-clicking your mouse and choosing one of the sharing options.

Types of Tweets and Where They Appear

This article outlines where specific types of Tweets (messages) will appear on our site and in your or others' profiles. One of the most frequently asked questions we receive is, "Where does my reply to someone's Tweet show up? I don't see it on their Twitter profile page." Hopefully this table gives a better outline of where messages go when you click the "Tweet" button.

Normal Tweets:

• Definition: Any message with fewer than 140 characters posted to Twitter. Also called a "Tweet." (Example above.)
• Where it appears for the sender: On the sender's Profile page.
• Where it appears for the recipient: In the home timeline view of anyone who is following the sender.
• Places it will never appear: In anyone else's Profile page, unless they retweeted the message.

@Mentions:

• Definition: A Tweet containing another user's Twitter username, preceded by the "@" symbol, like this: Hello @NeonGolden! What's up? (Example above.)
• Where it appears for the sender: On the sender's Profile page of public Tweets.
• Where it appears for the recipient: In the recipient's @Mentions tab, which is accessible only by them. Additionally, mentions will appear in the recipient's home timeline view (not Profile) if they are following the sender. Also note: anyone on all of Twitter who is following the sender and the recipient of a reply or mention will see the Tweet in their home view.
• Places it will never appear: On anyone's Profile page, unless they wrote the message.

@Replies:

• Definition: A Tweet that begins with another user's username and is in reply to one of their Tweets, like this: @NeonGolden I can't believe you thought that movie was cheesy--I loved it. (Example above.)
• Where it appears for the sender: On the sender's profile page.
• Where it appears for the recipient: In the recipient's @Mentions tab. Like mentions, replies will also appear in the recipient's home timeline view if they are following the sender. Anyone following the sender and the recipient of a reply or mention will see it in their home view.
• Places it will never appear: On anyone's Profile page, unless they wrote the message.

Messages (formerly "Direct Messages"):

• Definition: A private message sent directly to someone who follows you.
• Where it appears for the sender: In the sender's "Sent" folder. Will disappear if recipient deletes it.
• Where it appears for the recipient: In the recipient's private "Direct Messages" folder. Will disappear if sender deletes it.
• Places it will never appear: In any public timeline or public search.

Other Things You Might Want to Know:

What about Retweets (RTs)? Many users are often confused about where their retweets (and their tweets that have been retweeted by others) will show up on Twitter. Click here to read our article all about retweets and where you'll find them on your homepage, your profile, and on Twitter.
Why don't @replies sent from private profiles show up anywhere? Replies (@replies) are Tweets that automatically go on the public timeline. By protecting your account (making it private), you're telling us that you don't want anyone to see your updates unless you approve them, so your messages won't be public. So, if your account is private and you send a reply or mention, only those you've approved to view your Tweets will ever be able to see it. If you want to send messages such as mentions or @replies to people who are not following you, un-protect your account and make your information public.
Where do people's @replies appear for other users? If you're not the sender or recipient of an @reply, will you ever see the message on Twitter? The answer is YES! Users will see @replies in their home timeline if they are following both the sender and recipient of the update. Otherwise, they won't see the reply unless the visit the sender's profile page.

have called the number to buy credits, but it is not working

The number that you call is a premium number. It is possible that the policy of your land line or mobile operator is to block such numbers as a default setting. In case you cannot reach the service, please contact your operator and request unblocking the premium numbers.
If you are sure that your line is not blocked for premium numbers and you still cannot purchase credits, please contact the Helpdesk. Mention your own number, your operator, and the exact time of your call to our premium line.

How to Post Videos on Twitter

Twitter does not host video files.
Most of the sites listed below will allow you the option to post your video directly to Twitter, with the option to add a message if you want. Alternately, you can copy and paste their link to your video into your Tweet on Twitter.com. Links to videos from the sites listed here will display your media in Twitter's details pane so that your followers can see your video without leaving their timeline.

Videos shared via the following sites will play in Twitter's details pane:

• YouTube
• Vimeo
• Ustream
• Justin.tv
• Twitlens
• Twitvid

Below is a tutorial outlining how to find Tweets in your timeline that include videos, and an example of using YouTube's link shortener to post a video on Twitter.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9SIan7Aa4I&feature=player_embedded

When do I get my credits for using the Netlog Browser

We love the Netlog Browser so deeply that we have decided to give credits to users using it. What is more, you will get them twice! We’ll give you 20 credits when you download the browser and then you will get 1 credit for each day when you browse Netlog with the Netlog Browser. Sounds like a good deal, right?
Please note that only the person who downloaded and installed the Netlog Browser will be granted with credits. If you are using the Netlog Browser but you did not install it with your account, you won’t receive any credits

What is a Timeline?

A timeline is a Twitter term used to describe a collected stream of Tweets listed in real-time order. This brief article explains a little more about where you see timelines on your Twitter account.

Your Home Timeline

When you log in to Twitter, you'll land on the Timeline view of your homepage, as shown below.

• We often call this your "Home Timeline", because it appears on your homepage.
• Your home timeline is a long stream showing all Tweets from those you have chosen to follow on Twitter.
• Newest messages are at the top. You can interact with messages from within the timeline by hovering your mouse over toreply or retweet (shown at the bottom of this image).
• Clicking anywhere on a Tweet in your timeline pulls open a sidebar, where you can see photos, videos, and profile information related to that message (shown below).

Note: If you see Tweets in your timeline from users you don't follow, check to see if they are retweets. It's likely someone you do follow chose to re-broadcast that message to you because they found it interesting. Retweets do show up in your home timeline.

Other Timelines

• Timelines can also consist of collected messages from users in lists that you've curated or as results of searches that you perform.
• When you click on a list, you will see an aggregated stream of Tweets (a timeline) posted by the users included in that list.
• Similarly, when you perform a search, you'll see a timeline of messages that all match your search terms.

Following Rules and Best Practices

Following is a way to receive information, in the form of tweets, from a person, company, or organization. If an account seems interesting, you can follow that account and see their updates in your timeline. This page discusses some of the limits and best practices regarding following on Twitter.

What are the limits?

We don’t limit the number of followers you can have. However, we do monitor how aggressively users follow other users. We try to make sure that none of our limits restrain reasonable usage, and will not affect most Twitter users.
We monitor all accounts for aggressive following and follow churn (repeatedly following and un-following large numbers of other users). You can read more about these below, but if you don’t follow or un-follow hundreds of users in a single day, and you aren’t using automated methods of following users, you should be fine. Please note that the only automated following behavior that Twitter allows is auto-follow-back (following a user after they have followed you). Automated un-following is also not permitted. Please review our Automation Rules and Best Practices for more information on automating your account.

What is aggressive following?

Following users is a way to see their updates in your timeline. If an account seems interesting, feel free to follow it! Many Twitter users receive email notifications when someone follows their account or check out the profiles of new followers to see if they share common interests. If some accounts are aggressively or indiscriminately following hundreds of accounts just to garner attention, it makes Twitter a less-nice place to hang out.

What is aggressive follow churn?

If you decide to follow someone and then change your mind later, that’s fine! You can just visit the person’s profile page and then un-follow them. Aggressive follow churn is when an account repeatedly follows and un-follows large numbers of users. This may be done to get lots of people to notice them, to circumvent a Twitter limit, or to change their follower-to-following ratio.
These behaviors negatively impact the Twitter experience for other users, are common spam tactics, and may lead to account suspension.
Additional limits if you are following 2000 or more people:
The rules about aggressive following and follow churn still apply. In addition, every user can follow 2000 people total. Once you’ve followed 2000 users, there are limits to the number of additional users you can follow: this limit is different for every user and is based on your ratio of followers to following. When you hit this limit, we’ll tell you by showing an error message in your browser. You’ll need to wait until you have more followers in order to follow more users—basically, you can't follow 10,000 people if only 100 people follow you. When you reach a daily or total limit and we show you an error message, you've hit a technical limit imposed to limit egregious behavior by spam accounts and to prevent strain on the site. These are just the technical limits for your account; in addition, you are prohibited from aggressive following behaviors. These behaviors may result in account suspension, regardless of your account's technical ratio.
Limits improve site performance by ensuring that when we send a person's message to all of their followers, the sending of that message is meaningful. Follow limits cannot be lifted by Twitter, and everyone is subject to them, including verified and developer accounts. Based on current behavior in the Twitter community, we've concluded that this is both fair and reasonable.

Why does Twitter monitor following behavior at all? Isn’t this a social network?

Twitter facilitates social networking, but it's not a social networking website. In fact, Twitter works quite differently from social networks: when you accept friend requests on social networks, it usually means you appear in that person's network and they appear in yours. Following on Twitter is different, because instead of indicating a mutual relationship, following is a one-way action that means you want to receive information, in the form of tweets, from someone. Twitter allows people to opt-in to (or opt-out of) receiving a person's updates without requiring mutual following.
If you follow too many people, there’s no way you can keep up with everyone's updates in your timeline. If you need to communicate with someone but don't need to see their updates everyday, you don't have to follow them. Send them an @reply when you need to; it doesn't require following and your update will appear in the person's replies tab, so they can reply back.
In addition, limits on Twitter alleviate some of the strain on the invisible part of Twitter, which prevents error pages and downtime on the visible part. For the sake of reliability, we've placed limits on actions like following, API requests per hour, and number of updates per day (see this page for more information on updating and API limits).
Finally, follower violations are one tactic that spammers often use to abuse Twitter, so monitoring for abuse is one way to reduce spam on Twitter.

Using Third Party Applications to “Get More Followers Fast!”

You may encounter websites or applications claiming they can help you get lots of followers quickly. These programs may ask for payment for followers, or ask you to follow a list of other users in order to participate. The Twitter Rules addresses the use of these programs by disallowing:

• Using or promoting third-party sites that claim to get you more followers (such as follower trains, sites promising ‘more followers fast,’ or any other site that offers to automatically add followers to your account).

When you give out your username and password to another site or application, you are giving control of your account to someone else. They may then post duplicated, spam, or malicious updates and links, send unwanted direct messages, aggressively follow, or violate other Twitter rules with your account. When these applications do add followers to your account, they are often abandoned or bot accounts that are not reading your updates. If a third-party application causes your account to violate the Twitter Rules, your account may be suspended.
Some third-party applications have been implicated in spam behavior, fraud, the selling of usernames and passwords, and phishing. Please do not give your username and password out to any third-party application that you have not thoroughly researched.
Revoke access for any third-party application that you don't recognize by visiting the Applications tab in Account Settings.

Following limits? But I'm whitelisted!

Some API administrators have whitelist status so their applications can function without hitting certain system limits. Whitelisting means that an application can have more API requests per hour; it does not increase the follow limits. All whitelisted accounts are still subject to follow limits.

So how am I supposed to get followers?

Remember, Twitter isn’t a race to get the most followers. If you follow users that you’re interested in, it’s more likely that legitimate users will find you and read your updates. People follow other users on Twitter to read updates that are interesting to them. Aggressively following and un-following accounts is frustrating to other Twitter users, and degrades the Twitter experience for everyone.

Web Slices

Web Slices are a new feature available in the IE8 browser. They allow you to check the updates on the websites you visit frequently without actually going to any of them. Visit


http://en.netlog.com/go/out/url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fwindows%2Finternet-explorer%2Ffeatures%2Feasier.aspx

How do I search Netlog

To search Netlog, follow these steps:

Log into your Netlog account (enter your nickname and password or go to http://en.netlog.com/go/login and enter your nickname and password)
Enter the name of the item you are looking for (in the top right corner)
Click on `Search´
You’ll get a list of items matching your search query

How To Find People and Be Found

You can find others on Twitter by:

1. Typing a name into the search box on your homepage
2. Typing a Twitter username directly into your browser (e.g. http://twitter.com/oprah)
3. Browsing lists of accounts related to your interests (e.g. Sports, Science, Politics...)
4. Importing contacts from your email address book to see who's on Twitter
5. Browse suggestions we've generated for you

To Find People by Name

The easiest way to find people is by typing their name into the search box at the top of your Twitter homepage. Results for your search will show up at the top right of your page, followed by a "view all" link, as seen below in a search for Oprah:

To Browse Accounts by Interest

You can also find cool new accounts to follow by browsing lists containing the best accounts related to a subject. To do this:

1. At the bottom of the "Who to follow"recommendations, click the "Browse interests" button.
2. You'll land on a page containing a list of interest, from Entertainment to Sports to Science. Click your interest.
3. If you see an account you think looks interesting, follow directly from that page. They'll be added to your "following" list.

To Find Friends Using Your Email Address Book

Entering your email information on the Find People pages can look up who in your address book is on Twitter. It's a good way to find a bunch of your friends quickly. To do this:

1. At the bottom of the "Who to follow"recommendations, click the "Find friends" button as shown in the picture above.
2. On the next page, click which email provider you use.
3. Enter your email address and password to securely connect to your email address book and click submit.
4. From the next page, you can follow users individually, or click to follow all.

To Browse Our Suggestions

Based on your friends and interests, we suggest accounts we think you would like to follow. To peruse these suggestions, follow these steps:

1. At the bottom of the "Who to follow"recommendations, click the "View all suggestions" button.
2. On the next page, you'll see a list of suggestions we've generated for you. Click to follow any of these users, or click their username to learn more about them.

Note: If you do not appear in the top shown results when searching for yourself by name, you can still be found by clicking the “More people results” link on the right panel of your page. Please keep in mind that some searches for general terms will not show users with the initial search results because there are not enough relevant accounts related to the search.

Why can't I search profiles in the UK, USA, Australia etc

The UK, USA, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are core Netlog countries, meaning they are subject to stricter privacy protections on Netlog. You can only search for Netlog profiles in these countries if you are located in the country itself. Netlog is equipped with IP tracers that will not let anybody use a core country location if the IP address he or she is using does not match the chosen core country.

How To Find People on Twitter: Twitter Search!

You can find others on Twitter by:

1. Typing a name into the search box on your homepage
2. Typing a Twitter username directly into your browser (e.g. http://twitter.com/oprah)
3. Browsing lists of accounts related to your interests (e.g. Sports, Science, Politics...)
4. Importing contacts from your email address book to see who's on Twitter
5. Browse suggestions we've generated for you

To Find People by Name

The easiest way to find people is by typing their name into the search box at the top of your Twitter homepage. Results for your search will show up at the top right of your page, followed by a "view all" link, as seen below in a search for Oprah:

To Browse Accounts by Interest

You can also find cool new accounts to follow by browsing lists containing the best accounts related to a subject. To do this:

1. At the bottom of the "Who to follow"recommendations, click on "Browse interests".
2. You'll land on a page containing a list of interest, from Entertainment to Sports to Science. Click your interest.
3. If you see an account you think looks interesting, follow directly from that page. They'll be added to your "following" list.

To Find Friends Using Your Email Address Book

Entering your email information on the Find People pages can look up who in your address book is on Twitter. It's a good way to find a bunch of your friends quickly. To do this:

1. At the bottom of the "Who to follow" recommendations, click the on "Find friends" as shown in the picture above.
2. On the next page, click which email provider you use.
3. Enter your email address and password (or grant third party access) to securely connect to your email address book and click submit.
4. From the next page, you can follow users individually, or click to follow all.

To Browse Our Suggestions

Based on your friends and interests, we suggest accounts we think you would like to follow. To peruse these suggestions, follow these steps:

1. At the top of the "Who to follow" recommendations, click the "view all" button next to "Suggestions for you".
2. On the next page, you'll see a list of suggestions we've generated for you. Click to follow any of these users, or click their username to learn more about them.

Having Trouble?

Note: If you do not appear in the top shown results when searching for yourself by name, you can still be found by clicking the “More people results” link on the right panel of your page.
Please keep in mind that some searches for general terms will not show users with the initial search results because there are not enough relevant accounts related to the search.

What browser should I use when browsing Netlog

The best browser to use when browsing Netlog is our very own Netlog Browser! The Netlog browser is a special version of Internet Explorer 8 that features extra options for Netlog users. The new cool features allow you to stay in touch with your friends in many ways:
-Direct user search: in the top right section of the browser you can easily search for any Netlog user or Netlog friend directly from the Netlog Browser.

-Web Slices: instead of visiting your profile back and forth to check for any updates you can access logs, notifications, shouts, pictures from your friends and more without leaving the website you are browsing.

-Right-click sharing: if you find a page or a photo that you want to show to your friends, you can do this by simply right-clicking your mouse and choosing one of the sharing options.

In order to download it, please go to our download page:
http://en.netlog.com/go/downloads

About Twitter Suggestions: Browse Interests

Twitter's Browse Interests section includes lists of engaging and well-liked accounts on Twitter, organized by common interests. These suggestions are determined algorithmically and refreshed regularly. They represent just a small sample of all of the great users and content available on Twitter, but can be a great place to get started.

How do I find new accounts using the Browse Interests page?

From the Browse Interests page, click on a topic at the top of your screen and we'll display a list of relevant Twitter accounts. You can pick and choose which accounts you'd like to follow by clicking the follow button next to each user. Then, you can then select a different interest category to find more great accounts to follow.

How are accounts selected for these lists?

The accounts shown in each area of interest are selected by an algorithm that looks at factors like rate of Tweets, follower engagement, and type of content. The algorithm finds and suggests interesting and well-liked Twitter users, and accounts are regularly added (and accounts are removed or replaced) as the algorithm finds new, relevant accounts that best engage Twitter users.
Accounts on the Browse Interests pages aren't suggested or selected by staff members, and we don't add or remove individual accounts based on editorial bias or personal preferences. We do have a list of "Staff Picks" with some of the favorite accounts manually suggested by Twitter employees. Employee suggestions to the Staff Picks List are reviewed internally to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
Finally, we also sometimes suggest lists that are manually created by staff for short-term purposes, such as lists relevant to breaking news events (i.e., a list of newsworthy accounts covering Haiti or the Olympics).

How can I get my account added to a category's list?

The accounts found in each interest category are determined by algorithm, and shaped by an account's descriptive information, Tweets, and the people that read those Tweets. Relevancy is key, and the accounts are regularly refreshed. If 1) your user information is complete and accurate, 2) your Tweets are interesting and informative, and 3) you engage with other Twitter users, you'll most assuredly create a strong presence on Twitter. Because Browse Interests lists are not determined editorially by staff, Twitter employees can't nominate or add individual accounts to interest lists.

How do I communicate with suggested users?

You can communicate with other Twitter users with @replies and Direct Messages. Please keep in mind that these users often have lots of followers and may not be able to respond to every @reply or Direct Message sent to them; try to make your Tweets to them engaging, direct, and to the point. If you don't hear back, it's not personal.

How can I see the members who are online

To see who's online, follow these steps:

Log into your Netlog account (enter your nickname and password or go to http://en.netlog.com/go/login and enter your nickname and password)
Click on 'Profiles' in 'Explore'
The top section shows you all online members
Click on 'More online members' to see more

How To Block Users on Twitter

Blocking users on Twitter

We provide all Twitter users with the ability to block other users. Blocking prevents a user from following you, sending you an @reply or @mention, or putting your account on any of their lists.
To block a Twitter user:

1. Log in to your Twitter account.
2. Go to the profile page of the person you wish to block.
3. Click the person icon. This brings up a drop-down Actions menu.
4. Select Block from the options listed.

Blocked users can't:

• Add your Twitter account to their lists
• Have their @replies or mentions show in your mentions tab (although these Tweets may still appear in search).
• Follow you
• See your profile picture on their profile page or in their timeline

Please note: that if your account is public (i.e., not protected), your Tweets will still be visible on your public profile page.

We do not notify a user when you block them, but because they will no longer be able to follow you, they may notice that they've been blocked.

Unblocking Users

If you change your mind, you can easily unblock a person by clicking undo from the blocked user's profile page:

Un-following and Reporting Accounts as Spam

In addition to blocking other users, you can also unfollow other users, or report other accounts as spam. Please see those help pages for more information on each of those functions.

remove the Netlog Browser

Netlog Browser is based on Internet Explorer 8.
If you no longer want to use it, you can uninstall the whole browser in the control panel of your PC.
If it is only the Netlog part that you don't want any more, you can manually remove the Netlog addons, or uninstall the whole browser and then install the regular version of IE 8.

How To Unfollow Users on Twitter

Sometimes the following list gets a little unwieldy. Luckily it's as easy to UN-follow someone as it is to follow them. On this page, learn how to:

• Unfollow from your Following Page
• Unfollow from a Profile Page
• Turn off Device Notifications from your Phone (does not unfollow)
• Reasons to Unfollow someone

Note: Removing someone from your following list means that you'll no longer receive their updates on the web or on your phone.

Unfollowing from your following page

To trim down your list:

1. Click the following link near your username
2. From the Followers tab, simply hover over the green checkmark, which will turn to a red 'X'.
3. Clicking this button will unfollow the desired user.

Unfollowing from the profile page

You can unfollow a specific person by clicking the green follow button beneath their photo on their profile page. As shown in the image below, the button will turn red and read 'unfollow' when you hover over it. Clicking the button will complete the process and unfollow the user.

Turn off device notifications from your Phone

You can stop getting a user's updates via text message by sending LEAVE username, or OFF username, from your phone, like so:

• off candice
• leave candice

Note: This does not unfollow the user! If you no longer wish to see their updates on the web, must unfollow them via web or mobile web, using the steps shown above. You can change your reply settings to filter out unwanted replies, and your device settings per person if you don't want to receive text updates from everyone.

Why would I want to Unfollow someone?

• For any reason (we won't tell!)
• Typically, users unfollow other users when they no longer wish to see a that person's Tweets in their timeline, but may still want to view them on an as-needed basis.
• When you unfollow a user, you can still view their updates by visiting their profile page (unless their account is protected.)
• If you are unfollowing a user because their updates seem like spam, please read our guidelines on reporting spam on Twitter.
• If you want to make sure another user cannot follow you, please read our instructions on blocking users on Twitter.

How do I use the Netlog Browser to blog a text I found on the Internet

If you want to add texts you find on the Internet to your Netlog account you have to:

- Log into your Netlog account (enter your nickname and password)
- Open the Netlog Browser, which can be downloaded from here
- Go to the website with the text that you wish to post on your Netlog account
- Select the entire text with your mouse and click it with the right mouse button. If you don’t select the text, you will only post the URL of the website you are visiting.
- Choose the option ‘Blog on Netlog’
- You will be taken to your Netlog account and the text you selected will be waiting for you in your blog message window.
- Add the title and click 'Add' in the left bottom corner in order to post the blog message on your Netlog account.

What Is Following?

Following someone on Twitter means:

• you are subscribing to their Tweets as a Follower
• their updates will appear in your timeline.
• that person has permission to send you private Tweets, called direct messages

If you follow @sprsquish, you'll get their updates on your homepage when you log in, as shown below. Your follower/following statistics are also listed on your home page.
See who follows you on your followers page, and make changes to who you follow on your following page. To learn how to follow someone, read our article about How To Follow Others.

What are followers?

Followers are people who receive your tweets. If someone follows you, they:

• become your follower and will display in the 'newest follower' section shown above.
• receive your tweets in their home page, phone, or any application (like Tweetie, TweetDeck, etc.) that they use.
• If you follow someone, you are their follower.

To see who someone is following, just click on the “following” tab in their profile. From there, you can chose to “view as timeline” or “view as list of people.”


The “view as timeline” option shows you Tweets from accounts they follow.

The “view as list of people” shows all of the accounts they follow. You also have the option to see who you both follow.

FAQ About Following:

How do I know who I'm following?

• You clicked the 'follow' button on their profile
• In place of the button on their profile, you see bold text reading 'Following' with an 'unfollow' link next to it.
• They appear in your 'following' list, linked on your home timeline, just below your username.

How do I know who is following me?

• Twitter sends you an email to let you know when someone new follows you, by default.
• Set up your email preferences to notify you when you have a new follower.
• The followers link on your profile page or home page's sidebar will also tell you how many followers you have and who they are.

How do I get followers? Can I ask someone to follow me?

There is no way to ask other users to follow you on Twitter. Though some users send an @reply to others asking them to follow, this isn't the best way to gain fans on Twitter. You should also avoid third party applications that promise to get you many followers, as these usually break our terms of service and can get your account suspended. The best way to gain friends and fans on Twitter is to engage with the service, follow others whose Tweets are meaningful to you, and be an active part of the Twitter community.

Can I restrict who follows me, or sees my updates?

• Yes: protect your profile.
• Protecting your profile means anyone who wants to follow you must submit a request for your approval.
• Only followers you approve can see your Tweets, which will not appear in search engines.

Once I start following someone, can I stop?

Yes.

1. Visit the profile page of the person you want to stop following
2. Then, click the following button to expose the drop down box, and click "remove."

Twitter does not notify you when someone has stopped following you.

Is following like adding someone as a friend on other social networking sites?

• No. Following on Twitter isn't mutual. Someone who thinks you're interesting can follow you, and you don't have to approve, or follow back.
• Deciding to follow back and changing your mind later is fine- just visit the person's profile page and un-follow.
• Twitter does not send a notification when you unfollow someone.
• If you want to approve who follows your tweets, protect your account. The same rules apply – you can approve followers, but you don't have to follow back. If you change your mind, visit your following page and "unfollow" them.

I don't want a particular person to get my updates, but I don't want to protect my profile.

When all else fails, you can block someone from following you. But, they will still be able to see your Tweets because your profile is public.

What are "follow limits"?

Twitter has follow and update limits for site stability and abuse control. You can read more about this here.

What Are Favorites?

Favorites, represented by a small star icon next to a Tweet, are most commonly used when users like a Tweet and wish to save it for later.
If you've marked a Tweet as a Favorite, you'll see it in two places:

1. the left hand side of the Tweet.
2. when you hover over a Tweet (there will be a glowing yellow star at the bottom next to the timestamp, shown below.)

How to mark a Tweet as a Favorite

If you're logged in, you can mark any update as a favorite from:

• your home timeline
• a person's profile page
• an update's static page
• your phone (reply to Twitter with a text saying 'fav username.' For example, fav jack)

Note: If you favorite updates from users with protected profiles, the update will not appear in the favorites tab on your profile page unless the viewer is an approved follower of the update's author.
For example:

• I follow the protected account @em33,
• I favorite one of her Tweets
• My follower @ded will NOT see it in my favorites when he visits my favorites tab on my profile page unless he is also an approved follower of @em33.
• Similarly, logged out users can not see protected Tweets that have been marked as favorites.

Viewing Tweets Marked as Favorites

To see Tweets marked as favorites:

1. Navigate to your profile (or a friend's if you want to see their favorites)
2. Click the 'favorites' tab (just below the 'follow' button.)
3. Browse and enjoy!

Removing a Favorite Status

If you're so over a Tweet and need to remove it as a favorite, just click the star again and it will go hollow, removing the Tweet from your favorites list.

What is @Anywhere?

@Anywhere is a new collection of free, simple web tools and APIs that enable partner websites to easily integrate Twitter functionality into their site experience. In other words, Twitter users will be able to engage with existing Twitter features from anywhere on the web.
This page includes a brief overview of what this web-wide integration means to everyday Twitter users like you and me, as well as addresses some frequently asked questions about this new feature. (For developers, go to this page to read more about integration and options.)

Where will I see @Anywhere features on the web?

Any website (yes, any site!) that chooses to enable Twitter's @Anywhere functionality on their webpages will display these Twitter features embedded within their site. Users must be logged in to Twitter in the same browser in order to see these features on other websites and/or engage with Twitter through that site.

What can I do with @Anywhere? How will it enhance my Twitter experience?

Simply put, @Anywhere makes existing Twitter functions (such as replying, posting Tweets, and following) available outside of twitter.com. Because of this, @Anywhere offers a more seamless Twitter experience for users. For instance, you may be able to hover over a musician's name on a music site and follow them without having to navigate back to www.twitter.com. Or, you may be able to @reply an author while shopping for books online, all without having to navigate away from that webpage. Engaging with others via Twitter will require fewer clicks and less web navigation than before.

What about my privacy and personal information?

@Anywhere does not affect your privacy and protection on the web. None of the information you have posted on Twitter that is not already public will be shared through the @Anywhere platform, and Twitter will not share any data with partners that you haven't already authorized. Connecting to Twitter via third party sites that integrate @Anywhere is just like using a third party app. Millions of our users are doing this already.
If you have questions about privacy on Twitter, please read about our privacy policies here. You may also want to read this article about choosing public or private account settings on Twitter.

What does it mean when I allow another site to "connect" to my Twitter account?

Before you're able to access Twitter features on another website, you'll see a pop-up box asking permission to connect your Twitter account with that webpage. Allowing a site to connect to your Twitter account is no different than connecting to your Twitter account using a third party app. No password information will be exchanged in the process, and all account authentication will go through Twitter, just like when you log in via our website.
You may want to visit our third party applications article, which explains more about what it means to connect to Twitter via third party sites and apps.

If I log out of Twitter, will @Anywhere features go away?

If you are not logged in to Twitter, you may see fewer of the Twitter features on participating @Anywhere webpages, and your options for engagement with Twitter through that site will be limited. Keep in mind that you can remove your connections with third party apps and webpages at any time in your Twitter account's Settings tab. Click the Connections menu to revoke access for any third party sites or applications from which you wish to disconnect.

What does @Anywhere look like on other websites?

Below are a few examples of how you might see Twitter's @Anywhere features displayed on another website.
This is how you may see user profiles highlighted on participating websites:


And these are examples of how users may be able to post Tweets from within participating websites:

Twitter Places and How to Use Them

Now, when you Tweet with your location, you can specify an explicit Place, or point of interest. In this way, you can provide additional information that makes your Tweets more meaningful - without taking up extra characters. For example, you could answer the age-old question “Where’s the party at?” without the cumbersome explanation of the place you’re at (The Bloodhound, a bar in San Francisco) and its specific location (1145 Folsom Street.)





We know that most people come to know places by name and cross-street, rather than their street address, so we made Twitter Places to allow you to Tweet from public locations that are easily recognizable by name, while still preserving the more specific location information that adds meaning to your Tweet.

Where do I start?

To get started using Twitter Places, you first need to enable the Tweet with Your Location Feature.
Once Tweet With Your Location is enabled, simply click the arrow next to your location, just under the box where you’d normally type a Tweet. Select ‘Search places.’

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In this case, we’ll search for a popular Wine Bar in San Francisco, called Heart.



Click the magnifying glass icon to search for the place you wish to associate with your Tweet. If it’s not listed in the results, click ‘Add this place!’



You will then be prompted to enter the name of the place, and its address. The city should have been selected by default, based on your location.
Please note that you can move the pin on the map in order to better reflect the location of the place.



Add this Place’ button. The place will then appear below the Tweet Box.
After you’ve posted your Tweet, viewers will be able to click the geo-pin next to the location information to see the Point of Interest on a map.


Please note: depending on the type of certainty we have about your location, you might see different types of options. For example, if Twitter can only determine the general area of your location, you'll only see cities or neighborhoods. However, you can always search for specific places using the search method outlined above.
International Users: we'll be rolling this out progressively to different countries, so if Twitter Places are not yet available in your area, they should be available soon.
Place creation will also be progressively enabled. If you are not yet offered the option to create a place, it's because we have not yet enabled this feature for your area.

About Verified Accounts

You may have noticed that some Twitter accounts display a blue "Verified Badge” on their Twitter bio, like so:


Verification is currently used to establish authenticity of identities on Twitter. The goal of this program is to limit user confusion by making it easier to identify authentic accounts on Twitter.

What is a Verified Account?

Any account with a Verified Badge is a Verified Account. Twitter uses this to establish authenticity of well known accounts so users can trust that a legitimate source is authoring their Tweets.

What kinds of accounts get verified?

Verification is used to establish authenticity for accounts who deal with identity confusion regularly on Twitter. Verified Accounts must be public and actively tweeting.

How do I get my account verified?

This program is currently closed to the public. This means we are not able to accept public requests for verification.

Why is the Beta verification program currently closed?

Twitter's public beta version of account verification is no longer available. After a long period of manual testing, we've closed public applications. We have removed our public-facing verification request form. In the meantime, we're still verifying some trusted sources, such as our advertisers and partners. If you're one of our partners or advertisers, please follow up with your account manager for details.

What’s another way to show Twitter users my account is authentic?

Linking to your Twitter profile from an official website is the easiest way to confirm your identity to your followers. Click here to learn how to do this. (For example, The New York Times links to reporters’ Twitter profiles on their official website.) You can find a variety of free buttons and widgets in the goodies section, which are used to publicize your Twitter presence across official web pages you own. You may even be interested in the Tweet Button, which encourages your web audience to post Tweets about the content of your site.

If impersonation is a problem for you on Twitter, please file a ticket here. (This will not result in verification.)

I used to have a Verified Badge, but now it’s gone! What do I do?

For security reasons, changes made to your profile, specifically your username, email address, or website, result in the loss of the badge. We check regularly for lost badges and reinstate them constantly. No need to write in, we’ll see them automatically!

How to identify a Verified Account:

• The Verified Badge will appear in the top-right portion of a user's profile page just above the name, location, and bio—as shown in the screenshot above.
• If the Verified Badge appears anywhere else on a user's profile page (e.g. in the avatar or the background) it is not a Verified Account.
• The Verified Badge cannot be used unless it is provided by Twitter. Accounts using a badge as part of profile pictures, background images, or in any way implying false verification will be permanently suspended.
• The Verified Badge will also appear next to usernames in people searches on Twitter, as shown below.
• The Verified Badge will have the same color even if users customize the background of their profile page or change the color in the sidebar.