Twitter can be an overwhelming place to be if you don't understand what's going on. I've been on Twitter for a month and a half and I'm still lost but there is help.
Twitter Dictionary
Actwivist
One who uses a Twitter message to advocate or oppose a political, social, or environmental cause. Also: Actwivism.
Attwaction
A crush (intellectual or physical) on a fellow twitterer.
Attwacker
Someone that verbally assaults someone on Twitter. A.K.A., a Twamer(one who flames someone)
Celebtwit
A celebrity who uses Twitter
DeTweet
To delete a Tweet
Egotwistical
Tending to talk excessively about oneself on Twitter.
Flitter
Tweeting while in flight.
Fly-Bye
Signing off of Twitter
FollowFriday
A tag used on Twitter as a way to tell your followers about other Twitterers that are worth following. This is done most often on Fridays. Put the #FollowFriday hash in your message to let others know you're sharing knowledgeable people that they should follow.
Illtwitterate
The uninitiated. Those who "don't get it".
Nitweet
A stupid Tweet
SnoopTwitter
To investigate with curiosity other Twitters.
Spitter
A Twitter spammer
Stwittering
Stuttering in your tweet.
Repeating a tweet back to back
Twang
A tweet from someone in the South. ("Right nice twang y'all posted there, @billybob.")
Twanksta
A "wanna be" Internet tough guy or fake gangster. Think 50 Cent's "wanksta"
Twankster
A person that pulls pranks, hoax, and jokes on Twitter.
Twannarexic
Pronounced as "twon-ah-rex-ic" Twitter + Wannarexic= A person who pretends or wants to have the Eating Disorder Anorexia Nervosa, and uses Twitter to network with real Anorexics and participate in "eating disorder- like" behavior. Plural Form: "Twannarexics"
Twottie
A hot woman on Twitter
Tweetup
Twitter + meetup: a gathering of folks based on a twitter conversation (often impromptu)
Social media can be cool when it's usd for a good cause.
Students at Greenfield Hebrew Academy (GHA) in Atlanta created a rap video for Microsoft Bing’s "Our School Needs" competition.
School officials entered the contest which asked teachers and students to think about what their school needs the most, and how it would benefit from winning a grand prize of $100,000.
Set to popular rapper B.O.B.'s hit "Airplanes," students sang, rapped and danced their way through the halls of their school describing their school's need for a new roof. One student rapped, "We could use the help for getting a new roof. Everytime it rains, the leaks are the proof."
GHA won the top prize out of five big winners. Schools in California, Colorado, New York and Louisiana won prizes ranging from $25,000 to $50,000.
Students decided to pay forward their big win to schools who did not win cash. They collected books for a school in Salt Lake City and instruments for a school in New Orleans.
This is just another way social media can be used. “The video entry really took on a life of its own. This contest shows how the power of social media is alive and well,” added Jennifer Slutsky, a GHA parent whose husband headed the long-range building and grounds committee that identified the need for a new roof.
Well, blogs -- or "Web logs" -- are basically online diaries with articles, writings, photos, Web links or other entries made by the blogs' creators.
Typically, blog entries are listed in reverse chronological order where the most recent entry is on top and older entries can be found by scrolling down the Web page. Most blogs allow readers to leave comments or links to topics and other Web sites relevant to the entry or the blog's overall focus. This interactiveness allows bloggers to refer to each other's blogs, creating what's called a "blogosphere" -- groups of blogs centered around specific topics or interests.
Okay, so now that I've gotten that outta the way. Let's talk about some dos and don'ts when it comes to blogging.
DO make sure that your blog is pleasing to the eye. Having a good balance of copy and graphics or videos on your blog makes your blog more exciting. Yes, much like children, grown-ups like pictures too!
Do actually, uh, BLOG! Dont'cha hate when someone tells you that they have a blog, and they want you to follow, and you do, just to realize that they blog ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS!
DO write with personality. I like to hear the blogger's voice. I like that my favorite bloggers are down-to-earth and conversational.
DO host your blog on your own personal URL. For example, when hosting on a blog platform, it would be www.wordpress.com/blog/yournamehere. You can have a more powerful blog presence and more branding power when using a personalized URL such as www.yournamehere.com. Be creative!
DON'T be controversial to try and get attention or become a star. Unless you're a gossip blogger, no one wants to come to a blog where people are being trashed all of the time.
DON'T be overly sensitive or take negative comments or posts personal. Focus on what your original goal was for blogging and don't let what people think about or comment on in a negative way change your focus.
DON'T continually post back and forth in regard to a negative post or complaint. This can push your blog higher in search engine rankings, but the complaint or negative post would take the stage.
