This document provides an overview of Twitter, including its history and key aspects of using the platform. It discusses Twitter's origins and evolution over time. It also defines common Twitter terms and features such as hashtags, retweets, and handles. The document concludes by listing the Twitter handles of members of a class, to encourage following and interacting with one another on the platform.

1. By: Chelsea BaileyDamara Simmons

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8. Twips for Beginners Show yourself Read First. Talk Later Post Second. Follow Later Friends Over Stars Avoid Spammer Stats Have Favorites Take Your Time Think Neighborhood

10. Block- A check box feature that allows you to stop a person from seeking your tweets

11. Direct Message of DM- When two tweeters follow each other, they can exchange private messages.

12. Follow- A button under each person’s home-page avatar. You click to see when that person posts a tweet

13. Handle- the unique name that identifies you in Twitterville

14. Hashtag- A short number of letters preceded by the “#” sign, such as #gaza, #TCOT, #SNCR. This allows people interested in an event or topic to use Twitter Search and easily find all tweets on the topic in a single stream.

15. Retweet- The act of reposting someone else’s post with attribution, usually as a form of recommendation. Increasingly used as a measure of Twitterville engagement.

16. Stream- A common shortening or tweetstream

17. Tweeple- people who tweet

18. Tweeps- twitter pals

19. Tweet (n.)- A twitter post

20. Tweet (v.)- The act of posting on Twitter

21. Tweeter-one who tweets

22. Tweetosphere (also Twittersphere- The entire Twitterville community

23. Tweetstream- Any series of Twitter posts.

24. Tweetup- Face-to-face meetings by people who tweet. While it can be just two people, there are informational gatherings of tweeters happening all the time; also called Tweetups.

25. Twitterati- 1. People passionate about Twitter. 2. Twitterville luminaries

28. @agemmel - Amy Gemmel

29. @AllieSchlumper - Allie Schlumper

30. @caseysherwin - Casey Sherwin

31. @baileychelsea- Chelsea Bailey

32. @DamaraSimmons- Damara Simmons

33. @HaleyHiggs - Haley Higgs

34. @JonathanDPR - Jonathan Daniel

35. @jstroud86 – Jayme Stroud

36. @JulieeSmith – Juliee Smith

37. @sfarmer2 – Sarah Farmer

38. @LadyLondon2455 – Ashley London@katrinamsage – katrinamsage @KdWhigham - Kacie Whigham @Leh1185 - Lauren Hopkins @mbutle - Maranda Butler @samdersh - Samantha Dershowitz @amandastaley- Amanda Staley @LindsayCoonrod- Lindsay Coonrod @StephRachman21 – Stephanie Rachman @dussery2 – Diandre Ussery