A comprehensive guide to Twitter/X terminology and platform features - everything you need to know
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A post shared on Twitter/X, limited to 280 characters.
Sharing someone else's Tweet to your followers.
A word or phrase preceded by the # symbol to categorize Tweets.
Tagging another user in a Tweet using the @ symbol.
Private messages sent between Twitter/X users.
Subscribing to a user's updates to see their Tweets in your timeline.
A way to show appreciation for a Tweet by clicking the heart icon.
The stream of Tweets you see on your home page.
A series of connected Tweets from one person.
Retweeting with adding your own comment to the original Tweet.
Twitter's subscription service offering premium features.
Twitter's live audio conversation feature.
Twitter's short-lived stories feature (discontinued).
A feature allowing users to share Tweets with a smaller group of people.
Accounts with a blue checkmark, originally verifying authenticity.
Popular subjects or hashtags currently being discussed on Twitter/X.
Two different ways to view your Twitter/X timeline.
Curated groups of Twitter/X accounts to organize your timeline.
A private way to save tweets for later viewing.
The public page displaying a user's information and tweets.
A short description in a user's profile, limited to 160 characters.
Features to control who can interact with you on Twitter/X.
The system that determines what content appears in your Twitter/X feed.
A crowd-sourced fact-checking system on Twitter/X.
The number of times a tweet is seen by users.
The percentage of people who interact with a tweet after seeing it.
X's AI assistant that can respond to questions and generate content.
A tweet permanently featured at the top of a user's profile.
Groups focused on specific topics where members can tweet to each other.
A feature allowing creators to offer premium content to paying subscribers.
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