Twitter Lingo 101

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@

The @ symbol is a way of referring to another Twitter user.
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Retweet (RT)

A retweet - or RT - is when you share the tweet of one user with all of your Twitter followers.
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Tweeple or Twerson

Twitter people, Twitter members, Twitter users.
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Tweeps

Twitter people that follow each other from one social media/network to another.
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Twitterverse

The Twitter Universe ... it's big and it's expanding at a great rate!
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HashTags or #

Hash tags are words or acronyms that begin with the number sign. They are used when many people are tweeting about the same topic or from the same event.
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Attwicted

Slang term used to describe someone who is addicted to Twitter.
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Bird-of-Mouth

Slang term that refers to the use of Twitter to circulate news and information.
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Twettiquette

Short for Twitter etiquette. It is a slang term used to describe acceptable Twitter behavior.
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TweetChats or TwitterChats

Added by Nick Kellet on Mar 30, 2012

Chat groups run on Twitter using a specific hashtag eg #Tchat or #blogchat
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