A Beginner's Guide to Twitter Terms

Social networking can help attract new customers, and Twitter is rapidly becoming one of the most effective tools to spread the word on what your e-store has to offer. The lingo may seem a bit confusing, but with this handy guide from Webopedia.com, you’ll be tweeting like a pro in no time.

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What is Twitter?

Twitter is a free social messaging tool that lets people stay connected through brief text message updates up to 140 characters in length. Twitter is based on you answering the question "What are you doing?" You then post thoughts, observations and goings-on during the day. Your update is posted on your Twitter profile page through SMS text messaging, the Twitter Web site, instant messaging, RSS, e-mail or through other social applications and sites, such as Facebook.

Twitter Dictionary: Understanding Twitter Chat and Slang

As with any new social medium, there is an entire vocabulary that users of the Twitter service adopt. Most of the Twitter-based terms and phrases are used to describe the collection of people who use the service, while other terms are used in reference to describe specific functions and features of the service itself. Here are more than 20 words and phrases that are associated with the Twitter social service:

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