Twitter users forming tribes with own language, tweet analysis shows

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Twitter users forming tribes with own language, tweet analysis shows
Jason Rodrigues, The Guardian, March 16, 2013
I have read and written variously over the years about people using artifacts as words to create their own languae of discourse within a community, such as the community of geologists or the community of tax lawyers. This articl in te Guardian reinforces that idea, describing community-specific jargon that emerges in Twitter communities. More...