Glossary

Twitter: A social networking site that enables users to connect with others using short messages of 140 characters.

Tweets: The messages that are posted on Twitter.

Tweeter: Someone who writes ‘tweets’ (short messages) on Twitter.

bio: Gives other Tweeters an idea of what you are likely to ‘tweet’ about. Absolutely essential to fill this in.

@[username]: Sends public message to that user.

D [username]: Sends private message to that user.

Retweet: Resending a tweet that someone else has written.

TweetDeck: Organises ‘tweets’ into groups making it easier to manage.

Twitterfeed: A tool that sends RSS updates to your Twitter profile (including blog posts and activity from other social networking websites).

TinyURL: A tool that shortens web addresses.

Five Fast Twitter Tips

1. Use “d” to send a direct message to someone

[d sarahlib great to see you on Twitter!]

2. Use the @ symbol to respond to another person in a tweet

[@ellyssa how about Tuesday instead?]

3. Use the # symbol to address a group

[#CIL2008 anyone going to dinner at 7?]

4. Create TinyURLs to save characters when sending Web addresses

(tinyurl.com)