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follow
other word formation type; verb
This is to choose to view the tweets of other members of twitter. This has become a very popular term since even businesses have twitter accounts and can post.
Etymology : Follow comes from the Old English folgian, fylgan "follow, accompany; follow after, pursue" (OED) which can probably be semantically changed through a sort of analogy to pursue/accompany the tweets of other people.
Source : pcmag.com (March 2011)
Last modified: 26 November 2013