microblogging
noun
mi·cro·blog·ging
ˈmī-krō-ˌblȯ-giŋ 
-ˌblä-
: blogging done with severe space or size constraints typically by posting frequent brief messages about personal activities
Examples of microblogging in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Elon Musk is betting big on transforming the struggling microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter into a profitable rival to China’s WeChat which acts as a one-stop hub catering to users’ daily needs.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
Bluesky has managed to maintain a steady buzz so far, outlasting other up-and-coming microblogging platforms like Pebble and Parler.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
For instance, Mastodon and similar microblogging sites — including Meta’s Threads service — use a federation algorithm called ActivityPub that should allow users to move between them.
—David Hamilton, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
For instance, Mastodon and similar microblogging sites — including Meta's Threads service — use a federation algorithm called ActivityPub that should allow users to move between them.
—David Hamilton, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
The launch represents Threads’ largest market expansion since its debut in July and signals the social-media company’s commitment to the microblogging service, which rivals that of Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Sam Schechner, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
By going through with this rebrand and replacing the Twitter app with X on phones everywhere, Musk is showing his commitment to transform the microblogging app into an irresistibly convenient platform where people can go to text, call, pay, shop, bank, and post online.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2023
Meta will begin testing a system that allows posts from its microblogging platform Threads to appear on other social media services, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
Real-time microblogging sites like X and Threads instantly distribute information that often spreads across the internet before it can be verified.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
Bluesky has managed to maintain a steady buzz so far, outlasting other up-and-coming microblogging platforms like Pebble and Parler.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024
For instance, Mastodon and similar microblogging sites — including Meta’s Threads service — use a federation algorithm called ActivityPub that should allow users to move between them.
—David Hamilton, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
For instance, Mastodon and similar microblogging sites — including Meta's Threads service — use a federation algorithm called ActivityPub that should allow users to move between them.
—David Hamilton, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
The launch represents Threads’ largest market expansion since its debut in July and signals the social-media company’s commitment to the microblogging service, which rivals that of Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Sam Schechner, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
By going through with this rebrand and replacing the Twitter app with X on phones everywhere, Musk is showing his commitment to transform the microblogging app into an irresistibly convenient platform where people can go to text, call, pay, shop, bank, and post online.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2023
Meta will begin testing a system that allows posts from its microblogging platform Threads to appear on other social media services, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
Real-time microblogging sites like X and Threads instantly distribute information that often spreads across the internet before it can be verified.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
2005, in the meaning defined above
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microblogging
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mi·cro·blog·ging
ˈmī-krō-ˌblȯ-giŋ
-ˌblä-
: blogging done with severe space or size constraints typically by posting frequent brief messages about personal activities
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