tweet

(noun)

(noun) An entry posted on the microblogging service, Twitter; can be a post or status update; (verb) to post an update to Twitter.

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Examples of tweet in the following topics:

  • Preparing for a Q&A Session

    • When audience members add the hashtag to their tweets, the speaker or attendees can search Twitter to review all the tweets related to that event.
    • Tweets are publicly visible by default; however, you can restrict message delivery to just your followers.
    • Your audience can tweet via the Twitter website, by compatible external applications, or by Short Message Service (SMS).
    • You can also display all the questions with your event hashtag using TweetDeck.
    • TweetDeck will allow you to receive and display tweets, is compatible with most operating systems, and can be installed as a smart phone app.

  • Conducting a Q&A Session

    • You may also want to display the questions with TweetDeck.
    • TweetDeck's interface consists of a series of customizable columns, which can be set up to display tweets.
    • You may project the tweets using a projection system or a shared screen for the remote audience.
    • Tweets are publicly visible by default; however, senders can restrict message delivery to just their followers.
    • Users can tweet via the Twitter website, compatible external applications (such as for smartphones), or by SMS text messages.

  • Make Adjustments

    • For facilities that do not have the equipment to analyze the SMS data during the speech, the audience can send tweets to the speaker, using a hashtag that is unique to the occasion or presentation.
    • The tweets can be displayed as part of a back channel from remote audiences or members of large audiences using their smartphones, and the speaker can respond to the tweets or adapt his or her message in real time.

  • Age

    • Cell phones, texting, tweeting and the like have encouraged younger users to create their own inventive, quirky, and very private written language.

  • Evaluating Material from the Internet

    • For that reason, self-published media—whether e-books, newsletters, open wikis, blogs, social networking pages, Internet forum postings, or tweets—should be used with caution.