Twitter for Dummies - Laura Fitton [114]
tweeple or tweeps: Some Twitter users say tweeps to refer to the Twitter community overall, whereas others use it to refer only to those in their networks.
tweet: Either a noun or a verb. Your 140-character updates on Twitter are called tweets, and you can also say, “I tweeted.”
tweetaholic or twitterholic: Someone who’s addicted to Twitter. Many avid users toss this term about in a self-deprecating way if they find themselves using Twitter more often than seems normal. Also, the term twitterholic can refer to Twitterholic.com (http://twitterholic.com), a Twitter metrics application that measures the relative popularity of Twitter users.
tweetup: A pun on meet-up, tweetup refers to a gathering of Twitter users organized through Twitter. Tweetups can take many forms: a get-together for Twitter users who happen to be in the same town for a concert or festival, locals who want to try out a new restaurant or bar, or even a late-night meeting of karaoke enthusiasts.
twinfluence: Short for twitter influence. Can be based on criteria such as number of followers, how often they’re retweeted, how many people @reply to them, or any other variety of metrics. An actual site at www.twinfluence.com that social network analysis to approximate the influence of different Twitter accounts.
TwitPic: One of the most popular third-party applications built on Twitter’s API. TwitPic lets you upload a photo, often from the camera on your cellphone, to TwitPic (www.twitpic.com), which automatically sends a tweet that links to the picture and provides the caption of your choice.
twittcrastination: Using Twitter to procrastinate on a project or an unpleasant task.
twitter: Can be used as a verb (“I twittered that”) but not a noun. Note: Don’t say “twit” (“send a twit” is never correct, for example) because of that word’s negative connotations in some parts of the world.
Twitter squatter: Much like a domain squatter on the rest of the Web, someone who claims the Twitter username that corresponds to a popular brand name or the name of a famous person, often in hopes of some kind of personal gain or monetary profit. Luckily, the guys behind Twitter deal with these people quickly if the person or brand in question wants that name back (William Shatner, Steve Wozniak, and others have been victims of squatters). You’re also not allowed to squat on any account name without using it as an active account. New users can request (and frequently receive) usernames abandoned for more than six to nine months.
Twitter stream: The constantly updating and flowing timeline of everyone that you choose to follow on Twitter; also called a feed.
Twitterati: A pun on literati and glitterati, these are Twitter’s perceived A-listers whom users want to follow or be followed by. It’s a lot beside the point of Twitter, which is to connect to the people that interest you the most, not just the most popular. Fortunately, bona-fide celebrities are starting to tweet, and with time, this word won’t mean very much.
twitterverse: The universe of people, tools, applications, and services on Twitter, meaning the entire Twitter community and ecosystem of other related things.
Table of Contents
Cover
Table of Contents
Title Page
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Twitter? Like Birds Do?
Chapter 1: Sharing Your Thoughts, 140 Characters at a Time
Chapter 2: Hello, Twitter World!
Chapter 3: Stroll Around the Grounds: A Tour of the Twitter Interface
Chapter 4: Using Twitter Wherever You Think Best
Part II: Joining Your Flock on Twitter
Chapter 5: Tweeting It Up
Chapter 6: Who's Using Twitter
Part III: Twittering in High Gear
Chapter 7: Tricks of the Twitter Gurus
Chapter 8: Twitter Minus Twitter.com
Chapter 9: Embracing the Twitter Ecosystem
Part IV: Knowing Why We Twitter