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A guide to getting online


If you're new to the internet, here you'll find some useful instructions for using email, joining facebook or twitter, sharing your photographs on flickr, or even using video calling such as skype to talk to friends and family over the internet - whether they're down the road on the otherside of the world.

Getting online doesn't just make sense from a financial point of view, opening up a world of cost savings, but for many the internet can provide an invaluable way to stay in touch with friends and family around the world.

Whether you’re just starting out with email, facebook or twitter, or you’d like to help a friend or family member to make the most of the social possibilities that using the internet can bring, sometimes it helps to have a few suggestions and tips on where to begin.

We've listed our top ways to start socialising online below. You could also use them as a guide to the sort of online activities you can introduce to a friend or relative:

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