Twitter is a social networking platform with unique ways to engage with your network. As such, terms used to describe actions you can take on Twitter may not be in your usual vocabulary. This brief overview of these digital terms may help.
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
| @mention | By placing the @ symbol in front of a username, you can tag another user in your Tweet. |
| @reply | By starting your Tweet with @username, you can reply publicly to a single user. |
| Direct message (DM) | A private message can be sent directly to a user on Twitter who is already following you. |
| Follower | A follower is someone who follows you on Twitter and sees your updates on his home feed (Your home timeline displays a stream of Tweets from accounts you have chosen to follow on Twitter). |
| Retweet (RT) | This is a way for someone to share a Tweet from another user's account. |
| Hashtag | Using the # symbol in front of any word or phrase tags your Tweets. When someone clicks that hashtag, she sees your Tweet along with everyone else's Tweets using that same term. |