Friday 9 April 2010

Twitter Talk


It struck me as slightly ironic and somewhat amusing that the software on the xtranormal video creation site was unable to recognize and pronounce the lingo created by the Internet and in particular Twitter!

Twitter Glossary for those of you who didn’t understand a word!

Dweet: A tweet sent when you’re drunk.

MisTweet: A tweet you regret sending later.

ReTweet: To repost something that's already in the Twitter stream.

SnapTweet: A tweet that includes a photo taken with a cell phone, uploaded to Flickr and posted to Twitter via snaptweet.

Twittcrastination: Procrastination brought on by Twitter use.

Twadd: To add someone as a friend or follower.

Twaigslist/Twebay: To sell something on Twitter.

Tweeter/Twitterer: Someone who uses Twitter.

TwinkedIn: Inviting friends made on Twitter to connect on LinkedIn.

Twittectomy: To remove someone from the list of people you follow.

Twitterati: The A-list twitterers everyone follows.

Twitterlooing: Twittering from the bathroom.

Twitterpated: Overwhelmed with Twitter messages.

Twittfeinated, Twigged Out, Twired: To be so hyped up on twittering that you cannot sleep.

Source: Bloomberg Business

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