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How to Use Twitter for Genealogy

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By Valorie Zimmerman You can use Twitter to gather information, or to spread it. You can use it without an account. Naturally Twitter wants to sign you up, and it is free, but you can go to https://twitter.com/skcgs1 without an account. What will you see there that you won't find on http://skcgs.org ? You will find short bits of information, photos, diagrams and even short films all from the accounts that @skcgs1 "follows", what we post or "tweet," and what we "re-tweet." This is what you will see if you are not logged in:  https://twitter.com/skcgs1 - user not logged in What does "follow" mean? If you are logged in, you can see which accounts SKCGS follows on the Following tab. The accounts you follow are the ones that show up in your Home tab when you are logged in. This screenshot shows the what can be seen if you are logged in: @skcgs as seen by logged in Twitter user If you are just starting a new Twitter acc