Friday Fives: Twitter Defined in Five Terms

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Stefanie Henderson

Stefanie Henderson Are you an absolute newbie to Twitter? First, let’s get the definition out of the way. Twitter.com defines their free web application as: “Social networking and microblogging service utilizing instant messaging, SMS or a web interface.” Still not with me? Let’s deconstruct Twitter’s definition:

Social networking: Online shared connections
Microblogging: Short text messages published to the web via IM, SMS, or web.
Instant messaging (IM): Online immediate text communications via computer to computer.
SMS (Short Message Service): Short text messages sent via mobile to mobile.
Web Interface: Internet connected web browser (IE, FireFox, Safari, etc.).

Stay tuned for more quick tips about Twitter as the month of August is All About Twitter month for my “Friday Fives”. Join me every Friday in August for five cool things you always wanted to know about Twitter. Please feel free to give me a tweet! @sahendie