I Twitter Daily

Tweeting is not something I thought I would ever do.

It is an amazing way to meet incredible people. Here’s how it started for me. My friend, a photographer, Twittered. He said I should. So I joined and wrote my 140 characters. Since I followed him, and he followed me, his friends got to see me. And soon my network of friends has grown so that now I have 161 people following me, and I follow 82 people. I have met people from all around this country. After Tweeting each other, direct messages to each other or messages for all our followers to see, we’ve become friends. The people I have met are artists, photographers, life coaches, marketing experts, and all of them have helped me give my life new direction.

There it is. Why I Tweet and why I won’t stop. With only 140 characters, you have to say it clear and fast.

It’s important that you use shorthand typing to make use of the limited space. Most of these acronyms and abbreviations are probably familiar to regular Internet users, but some are more specific to Twitter.

Thanks to Tom Duong’s Internet Marketing Blog … Here is a list of the top 35 Twitter acronyms and abbreviations that often appear in tweets:

1. RT = Retweet

2. DM = Direct Message

3. @ = Reply to [username] / at (as in location)

4. PRT = Partial Retweet / Please Retweet

5. FTW = For The Win

6. FTL = For The Loss

7. IRL = In Real Life

8. FTF or F2F =  Face to Face

9. IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

10. b/c = because

11. w/o = without

12. JV = Joint Venture

13. OH = Overheard

14. BR = Best Regards

15. LMK = Let Me Know

16. LOL = Laugh(ing) Out Loud

17. LMAO = Laugh(ing) My Ass Off

18. BTW = By They Way

19. Plz or Pls = Please

20. FYI = For Your Information

21. FB = Facebook

22. J/K = Just Kidding

23. LMK = Let Me Know

24. PPL or Peeps = People

25. TTYL = Talk To You Later

26. TTYS = Talk To You Soon

27. OMG = Oh My God / Oh My Gosh

28. Ur = Your

29. U = You

30. NSFW = Not Safe For Work

31. YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

32. RR = Re-run

33. RE = Reply

34. TY or TU = Thank You

35. YW = You’re Welcome

If you Tweet let me know and I’ll follow you. If you don’t Tweet …TWYIT   

What other acronyms or abbreviations have you seen on Twitter that I didn’t mention above. Please add them above in the comments section.

It is #FollowFriday so I’m off to Twitter.!!!

Hugs to everyone and have a great weekend

Jackie