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Social network
Web communities that allow users to collaborate and connect with one another.
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block
Social network; Microblogs
The act of blocking a particular user from following your tweets or adding you to any of the user's Twitter lists. You block someone by clicking on their profile and choosing ...
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140 character limit
Social network; Microblogs
Twitter messages are meant to be short and most people don't even go up to the 140 character limit when posting a tweet. Part of the reason for limiting tweets to 140 characters ...
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robot accounts
Social network; Microblogs
Twitter accounts controlled by machines instead of humans that spit out tweets automatically using computer programs. Some of these robot accounts are able to tweet or retweet ...
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unfollow
Social network; Microblogs
On Twitter, to unfollow someone is to stop following the user so that person's tweets and updates no longer shows up on your own page. A user may decide at any point that another ...
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Follow Friday
Social network; Microblogs
Ever since the launch of Twitter in 2006, Twitter users have adapted the microblogging service into a sophisticated communication platform where users connect with one another ...
twitterian
Social network; Microblogs
A tritterian is a Twitter user with a high number of tweets. It's the opposite of tweep or rookie. A twitterian is usually perceived positively as they contribute a large amount ...
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follower
Social network; Microblogs
On Twitter, users who subscribe to other users' tweets are known as followers. As a social microblogging site, Twitter revolves around the principle of followers. When you choose ...
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