live-tweet

Narrate events online

Live-tweet is to post a running commentary on social media—originally and especially Twitter—as an event unfolds in real time.

People live-tweet conferences, TV shows, sports events, and political debates: I'm going to live-tweet the Oscars tonight.

The practice creates a shared experience among followers watching the same event.

socialmedia

hashtag

Labeled link for posts

mentions · timeline · trending · engagement · followers · handle · viral · notifications · emoji · reply

broadcasting

commentary

Explanatory remarks on events

streaming · narration · feed · dispatch · bulletins · recap · reaction · chronicle · reporting · blow-by-blow

audience

interaction

Reciprocal action between parties

conversation · discussion · feedback · response · participation · viewers · fans · observers · commenters

events

conference

Organized meeting for discussion

sportscast · keynote · launch · rally · press-conference · red-carpet · match · concert · panel · hearing

Opposites
temporal immediacy

live-tweetrecap

Brief review of events

retrospective · write-up · review · archive · post-mortem

coverage mode

live-tweetblog post

Online published writing

essay · lurk

communication mode

live-tweetlurk

Hide while observing

read-only · unplug · go dark · media blackout · disconnect

Family

live, tweet, lived, lives, living, alive, lively, livelihood, tweeted

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G