A short text message posted via Twitter containing 140 characters or less. A tweet can also contain special symbols such as a hashtag (#) and the mention tag "@" to add special functions to the short message. The term tweet literally means a weak chirping sound by a young or small bird.
A method to bring a tweet to a user's attention by including their @username in a tweet. This is called a mention and will appear to the @username you mentioned as well as to all of your followers. You can see who mentioned you in the mention section of your Twitter profile.
A hashtag is a word or a phrase prefixed with the symbol #. It is a form of metadata tag that helps identify a specific message or topic in microblogs. Any combination of characters led by a hash symbol can be used as a hashtag. On Twitter, if a hashtag is promoted by enough individuals, it can ...
Dummy Google glasses made by 3rd party vendors that do not have any of the real glass functions. These glasses are mostly made for the look. There are a number of reasons why people would want a wear a pair of fake Google glasses: 1) as a fashion statement, 2) peer pressure as the person may not be ...
There has been much talk about the powerful Google Glass user experience, but little attention was paid to the experience of everyone else who are around people wearing Google Glass. Like second-hand smoking or loud cell phone use in public places, Google Glass creates strong passive user ...
A virtual keyboard that allows users to interact with Google Glass by inputting information through tapping their arm or hand. The technology uses a tiny projector and a camera to accomplish data input by first projecting a keyboard image onto the user's hand or any surface, while the device's ...
A sound technology built into Google Glass that sends vibrations through bones near the ear to create sound. With bone-conduction sound, users can hear audio with the glasses on, without the need for the more cumbersome headphones. The added benefit here is that users will be able to hear the audio ...
With any new technology there is the potential for misuse and Google Glass is particularly problematic when it comes to privacy concerns. For many people, the prospect of being filmed by someone from their glasses make them uneasy, having their conversations logged and their face searched through ...
