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direct communication (writing a tweet) and indirect communication (liking a tweet)

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Asynchronous

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word limit forces users to make a point that is succinct and worthy of another user's attention, because if you dont' contribute anything useful, humorous, provocative to someone's feed you may be unfollowed. This may lend to a certain way of communicating

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certain language use that originates from twitter, terms like "oomf" "bestie" "moots" and the connotation of those words.

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Maintaining relationships by retweeting, commenting on people’s posts

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Intertextual - if you see a screenshot of a post, you kinda get what’s going on and why

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Twitter functions as a communicative genre because it has distinct patterns of communication - the structure of liking, retweeting and quote tweeting is understood clearly by those familiar with the ritual (for example, the readers will know how to understand a reply to a quote tweet added by another user. This structure of communicating is easy for members to interpret, but unintelligible for others.

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Quoting people to add your own commentary, like talking smack about trump

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Hashtag

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A tweet as the definitive opening and the last reply in the thread as the end

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Lighthearted, funny

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Easier to go viral- # you can find commentary quickly
As a journalist, you can find content quickly when there is a big event e.g. terror attacks
As a citizen it is a good way to alert people of a situation.
Celebrities can be their own PR people, tell their truth authentically
Interest groups in Twitter- use to communicate through comments, reactions to tweets
Lees is more when it comes to tweets- simplified/creative messaging.
'Sub' tweeting- a phenomenon where people hint/'shade' someone indirectly
Retweeting a comment made about an adversary can be telling

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Importance of hashtags to contextualise the topic (also signifies that a user is up to date with relevant topics)
140 characters = short responses
Jokes and witty exchanges are the norm
Immediacy (strange to respond to posts that are a few days old)
Skims the surface of the topic/simplified due to lack of characters
Common to use media to reply to tweets eg. gifs
Spontaneous
Interwoven into participant's daily routine
'Imagined' audience of the person's network
Use of emojis (non-verbal communication)
Accessibility of Twitter (can use it on mobile devices)
No obligation to reply to people immediately
Normal to use the site for self-promotion
Less expectation to think what you say through