Do you want to improve your tweet-cred?  Then this is the list for you.  You have probably used most of these Twitter abbreviations when texting or when instant messaging, but hopefully there are a few gems in here that you can add to your arsenal of abbreviated Twitter speak.

@ = Reply to username

AFAIK = As far as I know

bc or b/c = Because

BG = Background (referring to their Twitter background) …continue reading Twitter Dictionary-the most popular Twitter abbreviations

It’s been awhile since my last “Funny Friday” and let me tell you, this one will give you a chuckle and a half.  For other delightful funnies, go to the Humor section.

This post is originally from Shane Nickerson, who is an executive producer of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory show on MTV, called the 46 Stages of Twitter.  I thought Shane’s post was brilliant so I decided to revise his original post with his consent.  The original 46 became what this list is now – The 85 stages of Twitter.  Holla if you’ve experienced one, any, all, or none!  Reply to me @shinng or comment below.   This should be amusing… …continue reading Funny Friday: The 85 Stages of Twitter

December 1, 2009 is World AIDS Day and Twitter has temporarily changed its branding to the trademark (RED).  World AIDS Day is observed the 1st of December every year to raise awareness of AIDS.  The 2009 theme is Universal Access and Human Rights.

…continue reading Twitter Raising Awareness For World Aids Day By Turning (RED)

Thanks to Mashable for linking back to my post via – Breaking: Rollout of Twitter Retweet Feature Has Begun [PICS] with over 2,600 reactions causing the post to be a top trending post!

Just to cover the basics for you noobs, a retweet (RT) is when a user reshares an interesting tweet usually verbatim.

Example: I tweet under my personal account (@shinng), “This new Retweet feature looks interesting.”  Anyone of my followers can retweet by “crediting” me for my tweet by inputting, “RT @shinng This new Retweet feature looks interesting.”

So going back to the breaking news: Much like the Twitter Lists, the ReTweet feature will be rolled out in phases.  Luckily, one of the accounts I manage received a beta invite. …continue reading NEW Twitter ReTweet Feature

Updated: 1/13/2009 – updated #sportsprchat (now weekly) – more updates coming week of 1/18

I am compiling an ongoing list of Twitter Chats that occur weekly and monthly.  After participating in a handful of social media and PR related Twitter chats, I was amazed with how much I learned and how many appreciated what I had to say.  Twitter chats are an extremely effective way of meeting people through Twitter that have similar interests as you do.  Click here for a background on hashtags (#) and why it’s used for Twitter chats. …continue reading A List of Twitter Chats

Here are some Twitter tips for optimizing your Twitter page.  It’s amazing to see people with 50,000 followers and still not have an optimized Twitter page.  It’s important to optimize and even customize your Twitter page to look professional and presentable.  You never know who’s looking.

I’ll be using my Twitter account @shinng as an example.   In no particular order, here is how you optimize your twitter account (personal and/or business).  Feel free to let me know of any additional suggestions. …continue reading How to Optimize Your Twitter Page

Twitter Search Tips:

• search.twitter.com – Most of you already know about the most basic of search functions on Twitter.  If you don’t, welcome noob.
• Advanced Search on Twitter – automated via Twitter that allows you to search based on:
  • word combination
  • people
  • location
  • dates – only going back 2 weeks
  • attitudes – positive, negative, or if a question has been asked
  • whether the tweet contains links

I personally use a lot of Twitter oriented tools that helps me save a lot of time.  There will be a separate post about these applications.

Using Twitter Search Operators instead of the advanced search function …continue reading Twitter Search Tips – Twitter Basic and Twitter Advanced Search

These are the notable quotes from 140 Twitter Conference Day 2.

From Tony Robbins

• “If you agree, say I” X 75 times
• “Leaders see it better than it is.  Bring something that’s inspiring.”
• “The state and intent of what you deliver is more important that what you actually say.”
• “If you succeed and you’re still unhappy, you’re screwed!”
• “There are no rules on Twitter. Just add more value, that’s it.” …continue reading Notable Quotes from 140 Twitter Conference Day 2 – Tony Robbins, Brian Solis, Peter Shankman

These are the notable quotes from 140 Twitter Conference Day 1.

From Biz Stone - Co-founder of Twitter

• “creativity is a renewable resource”
• “social alchemy is taking place”
• “we took 2 weeks to build the prototype of Twitter to see if we liked it”
• “twitter is about triumph of humanity, not triumph of technology”
• “tiny bits of information have profound impact”
• “(twitter is) a hybrid between marketing and customer service” …continue reading Notable Quotes from 140 Twitter Conference Day 1 – Biz Stone, Guy Kawasaki, Tucker Max, Chris Hardwick, Chamillionaire, Tyrese, Tony Hawk, LeVar Burton

Here’s a summary of Day 1 at the 140 Twitter Conference.

Day 1 summary at 140TC in Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, September 22, 2009

My initial thoughts and feelings as we drove to the Skirball Cultural Center in LA.

• Excited about learning more about Twitter
• Looking forward to networking
• Anxious to listen to a few celebrities whether it be online celebrities like Guy Kawasaki or “real” celebrities like Tony Hawk
• Not looking forward to hearing other lame Twitter terms, one of which was twitterverse…wtf?

I wasn’t sure what to expect because I had never attended a conference for an employer before.  As a representative of Marketwire as its Search Marketing and Social Media Specialist, …continue reading 140 Twitter Conference (#140TC) Day 1 Summary