What does twitter mean?

[Emily B]

They are saying it everywhere on the news, and I do not know what it means!!!!!!! Please help! I am trying to understand conversations on the news.

[julie2009]

Twitter in a nonslang definition means a kind of nervous laughter,
usually high-pitched. "In a twitter" can mean "in a difficult situation."

[CounterStrike]

a state of nervous agitation

[British.Athiest!]

its a blog, message thing.
http://www.twitter.com

[kathyread5]

Twitter is a free social messaging utility for staying connected in real-time.

http://www.twitter.com

[Sarah Townen]

there is a website http://www.twitter.com
it's kind of the new 'cool' thing

people are using it like the word 'google'
you know when you need information and you 'google' it?

it's kind of the same idea with twitter
people are using it and talking about twittering

[nerice6]

Nowadays, the word comes up often... unfortunately. It is a social networking website. It's exactly like Facebook, except it just includes YOUR STATUS. For example, on the website you would say "I'm sitting in my chair." Then "I am thinking of what I am going to eat now." Then "I have decided what to eat." Then "I am going out for a burger." It's just non-stop updates as to what you are doing right now. It's pretty useless. LOL.

If you want the dictionary definition, it means "chitter: make high-pitched sounds, as of birds." (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&start=0&o...4NMfMkvGg)

[anne.]

a social blog. where you discuss EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING.

[bassplayer_1313]

EXACTLY, Nerice.
sparrows and canaries twitter.