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Twitterature

Noun- A written work (or body of works) of a particularly humorous, clever, and/or poignant nature, and artfully stated in 140 characters or less
Since he fancied his latest Tweet a work of fine Twitterature, he also posted his cleverly stated musings on the topic of pajama pants as a status update on all of his social networking profiles.

It could be argued that Jack Handey was one of the original, great authors of modern Twitterature despite producing the majority of his work before the digital age and the advent of social media such as Twitter and Facebook.
Twitterature by OEDSoltanQED November 8, 2011
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twitterate 

Adj. Literate in Twitter-speak; able to use Twitter.
Doug: Hey man, did you see my last tweet?
Tom: Nah, sorry dude, I'm still not twitterate.
twitterate by UD Phwoar July 26, 2011
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titerature 

Literature engraved on the breast region of a female. Usually includes a slogan or witty catchphrase, such as "I'm with stupid."
"Did you read that titerature on Jessica's shirt? I don't know why she got mad at me for reading it!"
titerature by Edrees January 15, 2008

twitterate 

When one repeats something they've seen on a social site with less than complete accuracy.
I think JoAnn twitterated on that rumor.
twitterate by Dyeworks_SD June 30, 2009