Mfarhanonline Social Media News: The reorganized and refashioned Twitter.com is a markedly different beast than it was just 48 hours ago. Now millions of users who call Twitter’s web destination home are looking for help. Perhaps just 25 soupcons of it. If so, look no further than this list of 25 new Twitter tips. Sound off in the comments if you have other Twitter tips and tricks to share. Use These 22 Keyboard Shortcuts Twitter’s keyboard shortcuts got an update during Twitter’s design overhaul on Dec 8. In the image above, you’ll see the new key strokes. Below is a quick how-to guide to clear up any immediate confusion. Actions for tweets: Click “f” to favorite a tweet (must have an individual tweet open; test it here ) Click “r” to reply to a tweet (must have an individual tweet open; test it here ) Click “t” to retweet (must have an individual tweet open; test it here ) Click “m” to send a direct message (must have an individual tweet open; test it here ) Click “n” to create a new tweet (can do this on anywhere on Twitter) Click “Enter” to see tweet details (must use navigation shortcut “j” first to make this one work; test it here ) Click “l” to close all open tweets (open a few tweets using the “Enter” shortcut and then try closing them) Navigation: Click “Shift” and “?” for a list of all keyboard shortcuts Click “j” to go to the next tweet (can do on homepage or your timeline) Click “k” to go to the previous tweet (can do on homepage or your timeline) Click the space bar to page down Click “/” to search Click / to jump to the search box Click “.” to load new tweets Timelines Click “g” then “h” to go home Click “g” t! hen R 20;c” to go to the Connect page Click “g” then “m” to go to your direct messages Click “g” then “d” to go to the Discover page Click “g” then “p” to go to your profile Click “g” then “f” to go to your favorites Click “g” then “m” to go to your direct messages Click “g” then “u” to search for any user’s timeline Move Your Direct Messages and Lists Front and Center Your Messages tab and Lists pull-down menu are no longer on your homepage. They’ve both been moved to the main pull-down menu next to the blue “Compose new Tweet” button. To avoid having to click twice to get to your direct messages and lists, you can create bookmarks for both and place them on your bookmarks bar. Embed Tweets Onto Your Website Developers and bloggers no longer have to take screenshots of tweets to include them on their websites. Now, they can embed interactive tweets that give visitors the ability to reply, retweet and favorite without leaving the page. Below is an sample embedded tweet. Click on the link to learn how to plop one on your own site. Woot! I just embedded a tweet into my story about Twitter’s new embeddable tweets. MATRIX? Check it out! ► on.mash.to/v8okeh — Brian A. Hernandez (@BAHjournalist) December8, 2011 Discover New Topics and People to Follow Use Twitter’s Discover tab to find new ways to explore topics and find users. Remember, you can employ a keyboard shortcut (click “g” then “d”) to navigate to the Discover page. Stories: This tab sorts stories and trends based on your connections, location and language. Activity: The Activity Stream, which was introduced in August , shows you what the people you follow are doing besides tweeting. Who to Follow: This tab lists recommendations of who to follow “based on who you follow and more.” Find Friends: Go here to search your Gmail, Yahoo,! Hotmail (and Messenger) and AOL contact lists. Browse Categories (pictured above): Click on a topic such as “technology,” “sports” or “funny” to discover people within those content areas to follow. Bonus: How New Twitter Looks Don’t have the New Twitter yet? We’ve got you covered. Watch this video and check out the gallery below. Click here for everything you need to know about Twitter’s recent redesign. Home Page Your profile information, suggested followers and trends are now on the left rather than the right. Click here to view this gallery. More About: New Twitter , Social Media , tips , Twitter , web design For more Social Media coverage: Follow Mfarhanonline Social Media on Twitter Become a Fan on Facebook Subscribe to the Social Media channel Download our free apps for Android , Mac , iPhone and iPad Social Media reviews series maintain by Mayya
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