lesson 5 flashcards

Question 1

direct messages

Answer 1

Direct message (DM) — A private Twitter message between people who follow each other.

Question 2

retweet

Answer 2

Retweet (RT) — Sharing another user’s tweet with your followers. Retweets are shared using the phrase “RT@username” or “Retweet@username.” The “at” symbol (@) is used to refer to Twitter users by their username.

Question 3

snapchatter

Answer 3

Snapchat content is created by their users, who are called snapchatters. Snapchatters only view the content that they want to see, and when they do view content, they have to hold their finger down on the device to watch it in its entirety.

Question 4

snaps

Answer 4

The app was initially launched to share photos and videos that audience members could see for a limited length of time before becoming inaccessible. Posts on Snapchat are called snaps.

Question 5

social signals

Answer 5

Social content is becoming more visible in search engine results, and social platform search features are becoming more powerful. As a result, social signals, such as people sharing your content or an increase in traffic to your Web site from social media platforms, can influence your search engine rankings.

Question 6

tweet

Answer 6

The main Twitter content consists of posts that were originally restricted to 140 characters, but on November 7, 2017, the limit was doubled to 280 characters. These posts are called tweets. Twitter users can read and post tweets and follow other users.