Information Media

Topic

Details

Tools and Terminology

- Tweet = 140 character update

- Retweet (RT) = sharing another’s tweet

- Hashtag (#) = makes a word easily searchable

- Mention (@) = notifies user you were talking about them

- Direct message (DM) = allows you to privately communicate with other users

How to Gain Followers

- Follow others

- Engage in trending topics

- Retweet or mention users you’d like to gain as followers