Definitions for Twitter Terms
After starting my own Twitter account recently for our company (check us out: @gallagherdesign) and hearing other people ask what different things meant in regards to the “Twitter language” I decided I should write a post to help define that language. Also I’m going to be updating this post as new words get introduced into the Twitter community.
- Twitter - is a free micro-blogging website, or in other words a free social networking site, that offers users the ability to post short messages (usually only 140 characters in length) on their personal page which then can be viewed by anyone.
- Tweet - is the name given to the short updates you can post on your twitter account/page.
- Hashtag - is a tag made of a keyword or term starting with the hash character and is used to indicate a category or topic for a tweet/post on twitter. To use the hashtag you type the hash character and then the keyword/term with no spaces.
Example: #seosean - RT - means to repeat a tweet or message from someone else. The tweet/post usually contains the username of the person the message is from so as to give them credit for it.
Example: RT @gallagherdesign Twitter language defined: http://www.seosean.com
- OH - means you are posting something you overheard and is not your original thought.
- @ - the @ symbol disgnates a tweet/post at the user’s username directly followed by the symbol.
Example: @gallagherdesign I love your site!
Comments
Steve Randall says: Thanks for that! A big help. Will keep checking back for any updates.
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