to study something to see if the information is correct
check something out
very difficult to believe
far-fetched
when something seems true, but you can’t prove why
have a ring of truth to it
to realize that there is going to be a problem before it happens
see something coming
to see or notice something that is difficult to see
spot something
to look at or think about the different parts of something carefully so that you can understand it
analyse
a personal record that somebody puts on their website saying what they do every day and what they think about things
blog
to look through a book, newspaper, website, etc. without reading everything
browse
to phone, email or write to somebody
contact
(computing) to move text, images, etc. into another place in a document or into a new document by pressing the 'copy' and then the 'paste' buttons
copy and paste
to remove something that is written or that is stored on a computer
deleted
to regularly receive somebody's messages using a microblogging service
follow
to try to find something out by typing words into Google™, a computer program that searches the internet for information
google
words or a piece of writing that one person sends to another
message
to send a message as part of a discussion on the internet, or write something on a blog a personal record that somebody puts on their website
post
to watch media content from a website
stream
to write false or offensive messages on the internet in order to make other people angry
troll
a short message that you send using the Twitter™ social media site a service for sending regular messages over the internet to tell people what you are doing or what interests you
tweet
to send a a short message using the Twitter™ social media site
tweet
to make something more modern or add new things to it
update
to talk in a friendly informal way to somebody
chat
to join one thing to another thing
connect
a small digital image used to express an idea or emotion in emails, on the internet, on social media, etc.
emoji
If a video, an image, etc. goes viral, it spreads quickly over the internet and large numbers of people see it.
go viral
a word or phrase with the symbol # in front of it, that is used in social networking websites services for communicating with people who share your interests using the internet so that you can search for all the messages with the same subject
hashtag
a system on the internet that allows people to exchange written messages with each other very quickly
instant messaging
a live broadcast of an event over the internet
live stream
not directly controlled by or connected to a computer or to the internet
offline
words or a piece of writing that one person sends to another
message
using the internet
online
a short description of somebody or something that gives useful information
profile
if you retweet a message written by another user on the Twitter social media service, the message can be seen by all of the people who regularly receive messages from you
retweet
communicating with your friends or people who share your interests using a website or other service on the internet
social networking
to stand or lie on a long piece of wood or plastic (called a surfboard ) and ride on a wave
surf
knowing about science and about how things work, and using this to build and make things
technology
a computer program that lets you look at or read documents on the World Wide Web
web browser
to develop something over a period of time so that it gets bigger
built up
a website where you can check whether information is true or not
fast-checking website
If you give something a five-star rating (for example, a product or a movie), it shows that you think it is really good.
five-star rating
a person or thing that influences somebody/something, especially a person with the ability to influence potential buyers of a product or service by recommending it on social media