Did you know you can connect your iPad with your Twitter account? Associating your iPad with Twitter allows you to easily share pictures, websites and other tidbits to your Twitter followers without the need to go into a separate application. This can be very handy for those who are active on the social network, but before you can take advantage of it, you need to set up Twitter on your iPad.

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1. First, go into the iPad's Settings. This is the icon that looks like gears in motion.
2. Next, scroll down the left-side menu until you locate Twitter. Choosing this menu option will bring up the Twitter settings.
3. Once you have Twitter's settings pulled up, tap the "Add Account" option. This will bring you to a screen prompting you to enter your user name and password for Twitter. You can also create a new account if you aren't already on Twitter.
4. "Update Contacts" is a pretty cool feature that will add Twitter accounts to your contacts even if you don't follow them on Twitter. Don't worry, this doesn't spam your contacts with invites to Twitter, it simply uses the email address in the contact information to find the Twitter user name.

Note: You don't need to install the Twitter app to use the integration features with your iPad. In fact, you can use any one of the many different Twitter clients for the iPad instead of the official application.

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The iOS 6.0 update brought with it the ability to connect your iPad to your Facebook account. This has many great benefits, chief among them making it much easier to share photos and videos on your Facebook wall. You can also connect with friends in the Game Center, "like" iPad apps and (if you have the newest iPad) update your Facebook status with Siri.

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But first, you'll need to set up Facebook on your iPad. Here are the quick-and-easy steps to integrating Facebook:

1. Go into your iPad's settings. The icon for settings looks like gears turning.
2. Scroll down the left-side menu until you locate "Facebook" and tap on it.
3. In the Facebook settings, you will be able to input your username and password. Tap "Sign In" when you are done.
4. You will be prompted with a message telling you how this will change your iPad experience, such as contact information using Facebook to keep up-to-date with status changes, Facebook events appearing in your iPad calender, etc. Tap Sign In at the top right corner of this screen to continue.
5. Should you Update All Contacts? This new option appears after you sign in to Facebook. If you tap the button, it will search Facebook for people in your Contacts list and update information about them, including putting their profile pictures in your contacts list. This is a pretty nice feature for most and can make it easier to use FaceTime on your iPad.

Note: You don't need to have the Facebook app installed to get the benefits of integrating Facebook and your iPad. You can even use a third-party Facebook client instead of the official app.

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