Journalists use Twitter for tracking down sources, gathering content, sharing short form blogs and links, and surveying public opinion. However, they must be cautious with sourcing on Twitter, confirming identities and verifying information before reporting. Twitter is also used for breaking news, live tweeting events using hashtags, blogging, and organizing tweetups to meet other users. The language of Twitter includes terms like follow, handle, hashtag, retweet, trending, tweet, and unfollow that are key to using Twitter effectively.