Showing posts with label twitter terms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label twitter terms. Show all posts

Sunday, 25 April 2010

TWITTER VOCABULARY AND TOOLS for non-native speakers of English

Are you a newbie (newcomer, inexperienced user)? I hope my list of terms will help you.
140ism = a miscommunication in 140 characters or fewer.
Actwivist = one who uses a Twitter message to support or oppose a political, social, or environmental cause Attwacker = someone that verbally assaults someone on Twitter
Bulltwitter = a twitter user who's not truthful when tweeting
DeTweet = to delete a Tweet
EavesTweeting = to join a conversation that you were not previously part of
FollowFriday = a tag used on Twitter as a way to tell your followers about other Twitterers that are worth following
Knowl or nowl = knowledge (used to describe above average subject comprehension)
Twitterbird = twitter maniac
SnoopTwitter = to investigate with curiosity other Twitters
Spitter = a Twitter spammer
Switch twitter = person maintaining multiple Twitter accounts
Twamous = widely known, or honored for achievement on Twitter
Twankster = a person that pulls pranks, hoax, and jokes on Twitter
Twanslator = an application that enables you to translate your tweets or other people's tweets into any other language
Twatter = Twitter chatter
Twedia = Media on Twitter
Tweeple = people in Twitter
Tweetjacking = hijacking someone's tweet by switching their link for your own and retweeting to drive traffic to your own target page.
Twetiquette = using proper Twitter manners, behavior, decorum
Twequilibrium = When your number of followers exactly matches the number of people you follow
Twerd = a twitter nerd, e.g. one who contributes to a twitter dictionary

Want to make a decision who to keep following? Twitter Grader, Twinfluence, Tweetcloud will tell you how.