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How to Setup Multiple Twitter Accounts with One Email Address
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Have you ever tried to signup for a second Twitter account using an email address that has already
been used?
You can’t,
Twitter only allows you to have one account per unique email address.
There is a way around this and I will show you how. The only thing you need is a Gmail address.
Gmail has a nice feature where you can create aliases.
An alias is where you add “+something” after your Gmail username and before the “@gmail.com”
Eg,
My Gmail address is – matthewtommasi[at]gmail.com and for this guide I am going to create the
following alias,
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• matthewtommasi+twitter1@gmail.com
With aliases,
• You can have as many aliases as you want per Gmail username
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Before we move onto Twitter, we need to do two things with your Gmail account,
1. Create a label
2. Create a filter
Create a Label
Login to your Gmail account and next to the search field in Gmail click on the create a filter link,
In the To field, enter your Gmail username + alias, then click < ext Step>,
Check the option Apply the label, then select ew label,
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Enter a new label name, then click <OK>,
Create a Filter
Click on <Create Filter>,
Your filter has now been created and any incoming mail to that address will also have that label
applied to it,
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Done! Your Gmail alias has now been setup.
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Now send a test email (from yourself) to your newly created alias to see if it works,
Successfully received and the new label is also visible,
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Head over to Twitter and signup for a new account.
In the email field enter your newly created Gmail alias, then click <Create My Account>,
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Success!
You have just created a new Twitter account using Gmail aliases,
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Just repeat the above steps if you want to add multiple Twitter accounts to your primary Gmail
account.. by using Gmail aliases.
Enjoy!
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Using Social Media to guide and help you connect to Social etworks: Twitter, Facebook, Google,
LinkedIn, MySpace, YouTube using new media
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The Social Media Guide provides helpful advice and tips on connecting you to others, through the
use of Social Media and Social Networks.
The current explosion in Social Media technologies including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn,
YouTube, etc has made it more easier than ever to connect with friends, groups and customers with
similar interests from all around the world.
The downside with these new technologies is that often people experience information overload and
are either scared off or simply get too confused.
The Social Media Guide acts as an authoritative guide on embracing and integrating these new
technologies, by presenting clear and simple solutions to common social media problems.
My aim is to help you connect. You will be able to connect with more people faster and extend your
reach deeper into the social web.
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