Lesson 28C-Basic Vocabulary For Twitter
Basic Vocabulary for Twitter
Here are some common terms and phrases used on Twitter:
General Terms:
- Tweet: A post on Twitter, typically limited to 280 characters.
- Timeline: The stream of tweets that appears on a user’s profile page.
- Retweet: To share another user’s tweet with your followers.
- Like: A way to show approval or appreciation for a tweet.
- Reply: To respond to a tweet.
- Follow: To subscribe to another user’s tweets.
- Follower: A user who follows another user’s tweets.
- Following: The list of users that you follow.
Specific Terms:
- Hashtag: A word or phrase preceded by a hashtag symbol (#) used to categorize and search for tweets.
- Trending: Tweets that are currently popular and widely shared.
- Mention: A way to reference another user in a tweet by using their username with an @ symbol.
- Direct message (DM): A private message sent between two Twitter users.
- Lists: Groups of users that you can follow or create.
- Moments: Curated collections of tweets related to a specific topic or event.
- Fleets: A temporary feature on Twitter that allows users to share disappearing photos and videos.
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