Definitions

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  • noun Internet A blog on which one posts brief, frequent updates on one's activities
  • verb Internet To post on a microblog.

Etymologies

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micro- +‎ blog

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Examples

  • Launched in October 2006, Twitter is a "microblog" - a way of communicating publically about yourself over the internet in short sentences, spur of the moment.

    unknown title 2008

  • Hu Yong: Because the microblog is a public platform, which can effectively cultivate civic spirit, highlight the "four powers" (ie, safeguard the people's right to information, participation, expression and right to supervise), allow for participation in politics, or at least can be used make some sound; otherwise, people may only be marginalized to a bystander's role.

    Interlocals - Interlocals toadi 2010

  • Thanks to a plugin called microblog-purple you will now be able to send and receive tweets via Pidgin.

    Linux Today 2009

  • For those who have yet to use the tool, Twitter lets you "microblog" or broadcast your every thought in the form of short text messages, which are sent directly to anyone who has chosen to "follow" your "tweets".

    Could the wrong tweet end your career? | Sync Blog 2009

  • Is the "microblog" Internet phenomenon the next leap forward or just a tweeting waste of time?

    Houston Press | Complete Issue 2009

  • Maybe I'm a sad Norman Mailer harboring a castration fear about the long, epic wiener of my important statements being "cut short" into a "microblog" about minutiae.

    Pitchfork: Latest News 2009

  • A free Twitter account lets users "microblog," that is, publish short (140 characters tops) advice, aphorisms, and status updates (known as "Tweets") to others who have subscribed to their feed.

    Information Today News Breaks 2009

  • Last year on my previous blog, teaching. mrbelshaw.co.uk, I wrote a very short 'microblog' post entitled Please don't vote for this blog! about the Edublog Awards.

    dougbelshaw.com 2009

  • You can use some of the twitter applications to find people who "microblog" about your subject matter and send them a "direct" tweet with a shortened hyperlink to your page.

    Branding and Marketing 2009

  • Twitter allows its users to "microblog," or post 140-character "Tweets" to their individual pages.

    eWeek - RSS Feeds 2009

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  • "A type of blog that lets users publish short text updates. Bloggers can usually use a number of service for the updates including instant messaging, e-mail, or Twitter." --Webopedia

    March 27, 2009

  • See Blipper.

    March 27, 2009