Twitter is growing its Washington office with a new hire aimed at working on public policy issues.
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It’s easy to sign up for Twitter. Right there on the homepage, you’ll notice the signup box: just enter your full name, email, and password and you’re on your way.

But what happens after you click the confirmation number in that email, and you’re treading into the open waters of hundreds of millions of other accounts, billions of tweets a week, and those weird little hashtags you’ve seen from time to time?

Here are three essential things you need to do right after you sign up for Twitter, to get the most out of our favorite 140-character network.
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Twitter’s chairman and co-founder Jack Dorsey announced on Sunday that the company was expanding into Germany, opening a new office to compliment the two European offices it opened in 2011.
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During a press conference at its new headquarters in San Francisco, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and co-founder Jack Dorsey today unveiled a brand new Twitter.com.

The website and all apps have undergone a complete redesign: content has been moved, photos and videos will now be embedded, and each tweet is given a fuller context. Check out more details and screenshots below.
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In parts two and three of its retrospective on 2011, Twitter takes a look at the famous faces that signed up for their very own account and the hottest topics and hashtags this past year.

And with a list including Charlie Sheen, the U.S. Secret Service, the Egyptian revolution and McDonald’s McLobster, they’re quite the eclectic bunch.
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Twitter’s record-breaking tweets-per-second moment came thanks to Beyoncé’s baby announcement at the Video Music Awards, so it’s no wonder the company wants to step up its focus on the music industry.

Twitter has hired record label marketing manager Tatiana Simonian to work with its Content and Programming Team, focusing on establishing partnerships with labels, artists and other musically inclined.
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Karen Wickre, the former blog strategist and global communications manager for Google, has taken a job at Twitter as its editorial director. Wickre will be charged with developing a consistent Twitter “voice” across its various public platforms.
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Android users, your time has come: your favorite smartphone operating system now has a Twitter account.
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Shortly after opening their international office in Dublin, Twitter has made its presence on the East Coast of the US official: by opening an office in the heart of Manhattan.
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If there was any doubt that 2012 would be the year that Twitter really geared up its advertising products, let that now be banished. The company has unveiled a brand new official Twitter account – and a shiny new blog to go along with it – called @TwitterAds today.
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