Posts Tagged ‘twitter lingo’

First of all, what the heck is #followfriday?  Follow Friday is when you help other people on Twitter find interesting people to follow. The # makes it searchable in Twitter Search.

If you watch the trending topics, which you should, you will notice every Friday includes #followfriday.

This is how to participate.

In your post include #followfriday to suggest people to follow on Twitter. You would suggest other people you find interesting to help others find them too!  Add “#followfriday” anywhere in the Tweet so it is searchable. The “#” is very important – don’t forget it!  Learn about twitter lingo here.

Here is an example and you should feel free to copy ad paste this in to your post.

#followfriday I find the tweets from @nadineblogs interesting.

you can also list several people you find interesting by placing @ in front of their user name in to one post AND including #followfriday anywhere in the post.

You can find Follow Friday suggestion on Twitter Search or by clicking on #followfriday in the trending topics on the right side of your home page.

Have fun!

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When you are new to Twitter, some of the “twitter lingo” may be a bit confusing and hard to keep up with.  Here are some quick tips on “twitter lingo” to help you out.

• @username + your message – directs your tweet to that person and also shows in their “replies” tab.
  Example: @Printerbees – Thanks for the printing coupon!

• D username + your message – a “direct tweet” that sends the  person a private message that does not show in the public time line.
  Example:  @RyanSecrest – what do you think about Paula possibly not returning to American Idol?
• RT @+username – “retweet”, if someone posts something you like and want to share with the people who are following you, give credit to the person to posted it by putting a RT (retweet) before the @username.
  Example: RT@Pdiddy “The future belongs to those who prepare for it TODAY!!!” -Malcolm X… A little inspiration for everyone’s Friday!!!

• #followfriday – Follow friday is the day when you recommenced other people on Twitter to your followers.  If you think the people who are following you will like someone you are following recommend them on “Follow Fridays”
  Example: @nadinebogs #followfriday  or I recommend @nadinebogs because I like her updates #followfriday , you can also add several users in one tweet or when you “ReTweet” something.
  
• #topic  “hashtags” -  This is a way to “tag” your twitter update on a specific subject.  Makes it easier for followers and non followers to search it on the Twitter home page or in the trending topics area.
• Nudge username – haven’t heard from one of your friends in a while…nudge them by typing nudge username
  Example:  nudge Oprah