microblog
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- noun
- /ˈmaɪkroʊˌblɔɡ/
- Texting
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microblog
- Then microblogs like Twitter came along and shortened our updates to 140 characters.
Examples
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To seal the story, let's quote a Sina Weibo microblog update from Feng Jun, the president & CEO of Aigo, a Chinese gadget brand.
Blog text (20) -
Uighur activists used social networks and so-called microblogs to spread news among targeted audiences abroad, including the Uighur diaspora.
Academic text (2010) -
A microblog is a blog of short comments about a poster's daily life, and "Twitter" is technically a "microblog."
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By following the official Weibo, or microblog, account of Xinhua, the state news agency, we learned the names of the men on the standing committee before the reporters in the hall.
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For example, the study found that 49% of those surveyed have used the free microblogs Facebook and Twitter, but zero percent said they were willing to pay to use them.
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Many celebrities use their microblog to share updates with fans in real-time.
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She follows several cooking channels on her favorite microblog that feature quick recipes.
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During the event, participants shared their thoughts on a live microblog to engage with a wider audience.
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Microblog comes from micro- meaning 'small' and blog, short for 'weblog' where 'log' means 'diary' or 'record'. So a microblog is like a 'small diary' on the web made of very short posts.