Glossary
Twitter users have developed short-form syntax to make the most of 140 characters. Here are the fundamentals.
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Mention
Once you've signed up and chosen a Twitter username, you and others can mention an account in your Tweets by preceding it with the @ symbol, eg: "Glad your shipment arrived @janesmith!" -
Retweet
When you see a Tweet by another user that you want to share, click Retweet below it to forward it to your followers instantly. -
Hashtag
Users often prepend # to words in their Tweets to categorize them for others eg: "Check out our new products for the Fallhttp://t.co/link2 #fallsale" Think of hashtags as the theme of your Tweet. Users can then click on a hashtag to see other similarly-themed tweets and find yours in search.
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