Would you like to learn how to use Trending Topics on Twitter? Twitter is a real-time social networking system that enables people to read and share news and information instantly through "tweets" or 140-character messages, which can be sent as mobile phone text messages.http://twitter.com/about Trending Topics is a feature of Twitter that allows people to see the most tweeted topics in the world, as well as in any of the six most heavily tweeting countries or the fifteen most heavily tweeting cities.http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/101125-about-trending-topics

Once you’re signed into Twitter, you will see a list of topics under the heading “Trending: Worldwide” on the sidebar of your homepage. These are the most tweeted topics in all countries that use Twitter. Although Trending Topics used to show topics that have been popular for a time, it now shows topics that are "immediately popular."http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/101125-about-trending-topics A click on any of the topics will prompt Twitter to show you the latest tweets that include the text of the topic of your choice in real-time.

Under the heading “Trending,” you will see a hyperlink called “Change.” If you click on that link, a menu will pop up to show hyperlinks of the world’s top six most heavily tweeting countries and top fifteen most heavily tweeting cities. Click on any of these hyperlinks, and Twitter will personalize your Trending Topics to show the top trends of the location of your choice. When you click or view a trending topic under your selected location, you will be shown tweets on the topic from all over the world, not just from your selected location.http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/101125-about-trending-topics

When you follow Trending Topics on Twitter, you may want to participate in Twitter discussions. To do this, you simply tweet on the subject using the very word or phrase used as the trending topic. If it’s stamped with a hashtag or a tic-tac-toe sign, make sure to include it. While it is not guaranteed that you will find your own tweet if you search for it, it is guaranteed that your followers will see them.http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/101125-about-trending-topics

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