Bird House Rules: Episode #7 — The Zen of Retweet
Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Podcast, Twips, Twitter Topics | Posted on 23-11-2009
Tags: abuse, All a Twitter, evaluation, Jennifer Web Design Blog, participation, Podcast, retweet, RT, Sams Teach Yourself Twitter in Ten Minutes, Social Media, Tee Morris, Twitter, viral, Viv
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A question I get a lot on Twitter is what the “RT” preceding a tweet is all about? That’s the “Retweet” and this episode spends some quality time talking about a popular method of making 140-character posts a viral sensation. I retweet. Many Twitterakians retweet. It’s a part of Twitter. This means that, of course, some users really abuse the retweet.
So for this particular Bird House Rules, take your shoes off at the door, assume the Lotus position, and breathe in deep. We are here to explore the Zen of Retweet.
Guest introduction by Viv
Featured movie and TV clips:
- Star Wars
- Aliens
- Farscape
- Stripes
Featured Resources on Twitter:
- “Why the Retweet Will Kill Twitter” from Jenner Web Design Blog
Album Artwork by Paul Fischer of Dancing Cat Studios
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Dang. I think out of my 15000 tweets at least 14900 are probably RT. I guess I’ll have to rethink that.
But seriously, I completely agree. I really appreciate it when someone in my network RT’s something from someone outside of it that I find interesting. BUT, you are right, I tend to skip over a mass of RTs.
Thanks for another great ep!
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