A person who has a Twitter account they regularly update and that no one beyond themselves reads. Aware of the lack of traffic, they keep at it, seemingly Twittering only for their own self-gratification or to make themselves feel more important/special.
Guy #1 -- "Hey, guys! You should check out my Twitter page, it's crazy cool!" *walks off*
Noun- A written work (or body of works) of a particularlyhumorous, 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.
The act of using Twitter excessively - often in a vain attempt to manufacture an alternative reality out of narcissism - to the detriment of one's health and social status.
"Why can't he stop twitterbating? Not even his Mother cares enough about him to read thisgarbage."
Twitterbation (noun) An act of social masturbation in which one retweets trivial @replies directed toward one's self that offer no apparent benefit to one's social status.
Accounts for approximately 98% of posts on twitter.com.
Related forms:
twitt-er-bate - to engage in twitterbation
twitt-er-ba-tor - one who engages in incessant twitterbation
twitt-er-ba-to-ry - a twitter post that displays the fundamental qualities of twitterbation
"Have you been reading Greg's retweets lately? He's been blowing his @reply load all over the place!"
"Indeed, Carla. It seems to be a classic case of Twitterbation."
Twitterbate (verb) - To use Twitter.com in a manner that is fast-paced; constantly clicking, tweeting, adding friends, replying, and so forth. The user tends to have feelings of excitement, anxiety, or tension and usually yearns in real-time for the next action from the tweet community by staring at the auto-refresh of the internet browser.
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The twittercommunity is buzzing today. Everyone's tweeting with the news. I'm sure I'll twitterbate all morning.