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Twitter “Old” Retweets vs. “New” Retweets

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Who knew there were multiple paths to retweet somebody? Before twitter modified the Retweet to be a reposting of the primary poster’s tweet (“New” Retweet), the only possible way you could quote a twitter user was thru duplicating their post and putting RT username in front of the message. Now, with both the “old-fashioned” retweet and “new” retweet options, you can retweet in alternate ways to fit your purpose.

When to Use the “New” Retweet

If you’re directly quoting someone, you need to use the “New” Retweet. In order to use the “New” Retweet, there is a link below the tweet you can click on for it to be posted on your profile.

Here is the good thing about this feature: tweets can’t be misquoted or used in the wrong context. This is especially good for celebs and people of interest whose tweets are usually misquoted or edited. Also, Klout is only measured by “New” Retweets. “Old-Fashioned” Retweets will count as mentions.

Here is the difficult thing about this feature: you can’t comment on someone’s tweet. You just have to repost it on your profile.

When to Use the “Old-Fashioned” Retweet

The “Old-Fashioned” Retweet is ideal for the person that is looking to comment on other user’s tweets, but still give context and credit to the original poster. twitter does not provide an option to tweet old-fashioned vs. new, but there are ways around this.

1. Copy/Paste the original tweet and put it in the proper format. In front of the pasted tweet, put RT user name. In front of the RT you can add your comment. Afterall, that’s the reason you’d need to old-fashioned retweet this person in the 1st place, right?
2. Get a Third Party twitter application. I know HootSuite allows you to choose the sort of RT you wish to perform. Click Retweet on the tweet, and for new retweeting format, click “Yes,” and for old-fashioned retweeting format, click “Edit.” This is a great tool that permits you to retweet they way you want.

The bad thing about old-fashioned retweets is they count as mentions, not retweets, when people are trying to measure your internet influence, or klout. Try to keep a mix of new and old-fashioned retweets to mix it up. Only use old fashioned retweets if you’re looking to comment.

Amy Turman writes about social media for Experts123.com.


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