> Note that "tweet" was spawned organically by the community It took the community to tell Twitter the obvious: > twitter v. (of a bird) give a call consistin

> Note that "tweet" was spawned organically by the community It took the community to tell Twitter the obvious: > twitter v. (of a bird) give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds. > tweet n. a chirping note. Seems that a 3rd party application popularised the term, avoiding yet another faux-pas: > One Twitter developer, Blaine Cook, had been testing the beta releases of Twitterrific. Early that month, Cook sent Hockenberry an email suggesting changing the word “twit” to “tweet.” Hockenberry immediately made the change. > twit n. a silly or foolish person. https://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-origin-of-the-word-tweet-2013-7?nojs=1 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-origin-of-the-word-tw...