Culture of Twitter

• the use of hashtags to create Twitter trends;
• amplifying messages by posting retweets or responding to messages by atting someone using the at sign ;
• posting longer messages in a thread;
• shortening URLs to accommodate message character count limits and to track reach and referrals;
• the introduction of jargon such as Milkshake Duck, problematic fave, and Meltdown May ; and
• sub-communities such as Weird Twitter, Black Twitter, stan Twitter, and diplomatic Twitter.