Twitter Terms Explained? - ie 'RT' etc?

[la_ti_da.cheesesticks]

A little new at using twitter, but having a good go at it anyway!

Just wondering what some of the language features are - ie @(insertname) 'tags' someone (?) and #(insert word) highlights a word??

Also, what does 'RT' mean? - Response To??

Finally - is it possible to access a page which has tweets ABOUT you ie, my twitter name is beeduncan, is it possible to view tweets that have @beeduncan in them??

Please add in any additional info along the lines of the stuff I'm trying to find out here! Thank you, and happy tweeting! (hope I didn't sound like a *complete* ameteur saying 'tweeting'! That's the right phrase, no?)

[k3nt0456]

@insertname is to send tweets specifically to them, they will see it

RT is retweeting, usually to propagate news/comments

tags like #tag are for people searching, so they can find tweets about the topic #tag easily.

I dont use twitter myself but i'm sure there's more detailed guides arounds