Guide for Twitter
Guide for Twitter
Not availableOn Twitter, following someone is not necessarily an admission of friendship, but nonetheless affords interaction and conversation — at least in short bursts.
The first step is to understand and master the vernacular. There are certain words and jargon native to Twitter that you may already have heard in passing. These terms and their abbreviations (in parentheses) are essential for understanding the network.
Tweet: A 140-character message.
Retweet (RT): Re-sharing or giving credit to someone else's tweet.
Feed: The stream of tweets you see on your homepage. It's comprised of updates from users you follow.
Handle: Your username.
Mention (@): A way to reference another user by his username in a tweet (e.g. @mashable). Users are notified when @mentioned. It's a way to conduct discussions with other users in a public realm.