Share access to Twitter accounts with TweetDeck teams

The simple solution to Twitter account sharing, it enables users to delegate access to as many people as they like and remove accounts when they no longer need access.

Process

Here are a few steps to get ready to use TweetDeck Teams, using @TwitterMedia as an example. As the owner of @TwitterMedia, log in to TweetDeck using the Twitter account credentials and from the navigation bar, select Accounts.

• Select Team @TwitterMedia

• Type the name of the account(s) you want to have access to @TwitterMedia

• Select Authorize and an email will be sent to the account. (For this example, the user being authorised is @bobiltomore). Bo will need to accept the invitation in TweetDeck to contribute. The email address associated with @TwitterMedia will receive an email that @bobiltimore has been added to the team.

If one is currently sharing an account, one can change the password and revoke app access to ensure that from now only the people added will have access.

Two roles

Finally, TweetDeck Teams has two types of roles: admin and contributor.

As the person who knows the password, one can still Tweet from the account, add or remove team members, view the team and access the account from non-TweetDeck platforms (eg Twitter.com, Twitter mobile apps). One can also update the account's credentials or password.

Admins are users who sign in to TweetDeck with their personal account. As an admin, the user can Tweet from the account (plus build lists, follow or unfollow accounts, send Tweets and schedule Tweets), add or remove team members and view the team. An admin cannot access the account from TweetDeck or change the credentials or password.

Contributors are those people that can Tweet from and act as the account (plus build lists, follow or unfollow accounts, send Tweets and schedule Tweets). Contributors cannot view, add or remove team members and cannot access the account outside of TweetDeck.

Remember, once one has transitioned over to TweetDeck Teams, one should continue to use login verification on accounts and encourage team members to do the same. Instead of relying on just a password, login verification introduces a second check to make sure that only authorised users can access the Twitter account.