Wikipedia says Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users’ updates, tweets, which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. Updates are displayed on the user’s profile page and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them.
I must say, I was extremely hesitant to start up something else with a website, log-in, another id and password to keep up with, but hey, gotta say…I’m hooked. I’m following TEA, CNN and David Gegory, moderator of Meet the Press (gotta see on Sunday morning, “If it’s Sunday…it’s Meet the Press.” I get updates, I love it. I was also playing around with it and I’m following John Cleese, have always been a big fan. So far, it’s great. I’m keeping up with national news, fun stuff, meeting new friends all across the country. Sure makes you feel good when someone is following you, too!
Just a few Twitter terms:
Tweetaholism – the continued use of Twitter as an addiction that is difficult to control
Tweeter – A user of Twitter (compare: Twitterer).
Tweet – Not only a message on Twitter but another term for a Twitter user (often jokingly mistaken for a Twit).
Tweets – Posts on Twitter by twitterers.
Twittering – To send a Twitter message.
I can be found at Texas Education (my other blog)
Good twittering…
