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7 Basic Twitter Terms You Need to Know<\/p>\n7 Basic Twitter Terms You Need to Know<\/p>\n
November 29, 2017: \u00a0Getting started on social media?<\/p>\n
Learn the basic lingo on Twitter so you can put the platform to work marketing your small business.<\/p>\n
Are you ready to get acquainted with Twitter, but not quite sure where to begin?<\/p>\n
The first step to using this popular social network is to understand the terminology behind it. On the surface, these terms may seem a bit odd, but they actually reveal a great deal about Twitter\u2019s basic features.<\/p>\n
Once you\u2019ve mastered them, you\u2019ll be ready to put Twitter to work for your business.<\/p>\n
Tweet: A tweet is a post that appears on the social network known as Twitter. Tweets may contain links, photos and videos, but they are limited to 280 characters of text. When used as a verb, to tweet is the act of sending a tweet.<\/p>\n
Timeline: Your home timeline is a real-time display of tweets from the accounts you follow.<\/p>\n
Retweet: See a tweet you like? Simply click or tap the retweet button to send it to your followers.
\n@: This sign is used to call out usernames, such as when you mention another user in a tweet or send that user a message.<\/p>\n
Reply: When you want to respond to another person\u2019s tweet, click or tap the reply icon next to that tweet.<\/p>\n
Follow: When you see another Twitter account that interests you\u2014and you\u2019d like to make it a regular thing\u2014simply click or tap the follow icon next to the account name on that profile.<\/p>\n
Hashtag: When the # symbol precedes a word or phrase, it\u2019s called a hashtag. Simply click or tap on a hashtag to see other tweets with the same keyword or topic.<\/p>\n
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