Comments on: Was the Twitter Retweet Feature Designed to Bring Value to Google and Bing Search http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/ integrated marketing and brand strategy Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:25:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Reinschmidt http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2729 John Reinschmidt Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:01:15 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-2729 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @andrewmueller: Was the Twitter Retweet Feature Designed to Bring Value to Google and Bing Search http://bit.ly/czghaD</span></span> RT @andrewmueller: Was the Twitter Retweet Feature Designed to Bring Value to Google and Bing Search http://bit.ly/czghaD

]]> By: Andrew http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Andrew Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:20:38 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-927 Hi Paul, Yes the Twitter native retweet certainly may useful for certain situations and purposes. Still, I think it serves a different purpose than the original and it hurts the communications potential of the platform when it attempts to replace the more versatile original. IMO it should have be named something different. I was very happy to see that Hootsuite now gives you a preference, I already went ahead and changed my preferences and will probably use Hootsuite more as a result. Now, if they allowed me to great groups in addition to lists, I would be ecstatic. Hi Paul,

Yes the Twitter native retweet certainly may useful for certain situations and purposes. Still, I think it serves a different purpose than the original and it hurts the communications potential of the platform when it attempts to replace the more versatile original. IMO it should have be named something different.

I was very happy to see that Hootsuite now gives you a preference, I already went ahead and changed my preferences and will probably use Hootsuite more as a result. Now, if they allowed me to great groups in addition to lists, I would be ecstatic.

]]> By: Paul Gailey http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Paul Gailey Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:01:42 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-926 If there is one thing I actually like about the new style retweets is the way which they display a new face into my timeline which draws my attention quicker than the time it takes even to skim read the old style RT which don´t do that. I now mix up my retweets using the old style and the new style and gradually get into the habit of checking the retweet button on twitter.com. Of course some apps have integrated the new style RT´s. Nonetheless I sense the community prefer the classic style. Only today Hootsuite launched v5 and one of the most repeated features is the ability to reset the RT in the app to the old style: Look how popular this is: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=HootSuite+retweet If there is one thing I actually like about the new style retweets is the way which they display a new face into my timeline which draws my attention quicker than the time it takes even to skim read the old style RT which don´t do that.

I now mix up my retweets using the old style and the new style and gradually get into the habit of checking the retweet button on twitter.com. Of course some apps have integrated the new style RT´s. Nonetheless I sense the community prefer the classic style. Only today Hootsuite launched v5 and one of the most repeated features is the ability to reset the RT in the app to the old style:

Look how popular this is:

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=HootSuite+retweet

]]> By: Andrew Mueller http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2730 Andrew Mueller Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:40:35 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-2730 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@karimacatherine It was in reference to twitters native retweet button, i wrote about it a while back here: http://bit.ly/JiY6l</span></span> @karimacatherine It was in reference to twitters native retweet button, i wrote about it a while back here: http://bit.ly/JiY6l

]]> By: Digital Steward http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2731 Digital Steward Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:23:45 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-2731 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Agree w/ @Carl_Ingalls "New Twitter retweet feature depersonalizes the retweet" - comment to @AndrewMueller's blog post http://bit.ly/JiY6l</span></span> Agree w/ @Carl_Ingalls "New Twitter retweet feature depersonalizes the retweet" – comment to @AndrewMueller's blog post http://bit.ly/JiY6l

]]> By: Andrew Mueller http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2732 Andrew Mueller Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:56:36 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-2732 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">.@Carl_Ingalls Thanks for you comment Carl, I can count on you to bring a thoughtful voice to the conversation http://bit.ly/JiY6l #retweet</span></span> .@Carl_Ingalls Thanks for you comment Carl, I can count on you to bring a thoughtful voice to the conversation http://bit.ly/JiY6l #retweet

]]> By: Carl Ingalls http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2733 Carl Ingalls Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:51:45 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-2733 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">I wrote "The new Twitter retweet feature depersonalizes the retweet" as a comment to @AndrewMueller's blog post http://bit.ly/JiY6l</span></span> I wrote "The new Twitter retweet feature depersonalizes the retweet" as a comment to @AndrewMueller's blog post http://bit.ly/JiY6l

]]> By: Andrew Mueller http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 Andrew Mueller Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:25:04 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-2734 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">.@Carl_Ingalls You probably saw my article about Retweet, but just in case: http://bit.ly/JiY6l cc: @stelmarie @Linda_Sgoluppi</span></span> .@Carl_Ingalls You probably saw my article about Retweet, but just in case: http://bit.ly/JiY6l cc: @stelmarie @Linda_Sgoluppi

]]> By: Andrew http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Andrew Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:55:33 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-439 Spot on Carl, everything you say is 100% accurate. The native twitter retweet feature cripples the conversational and to some extent social aspects of the platform. The other main twitter feature "lists" to some extent does the same thing when you compare it to how "groups" previously functioned in Twitter clients such as Tweetdeck and Seesmic. Unfortunately Twitter is pressuring developers to replace groups with lists. I suspect they are doing the same to some extent for the RT feature. Thanks for you comment Carl, I can count on you to bring a thoughtful voice to the conversation. Spot on Carl, everything you say is 100% accurate. The native twitter retweet feature cripples the conversational and to some extent social aspects of the platform. The other main twitter feature “lists” to some extent does the same thing when you compare it to how “groups” previously functioned in Twitter clients such as Tweetdeck and Seesmic. Unfortunately Twitter is pressuring developers to replace groups with lists. I suspect they are doing the same to some extent for the RT feature.

Thanks for you comment Carl, I can count on you to bring a thoughtful voice to the conversation.

]]> By: Carl Ingalls http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Carl Ingalls Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:49:12 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-438 Andrew, The new Twitter retweet feature depersonalizes the retweet. If you want to connect with people on Twitter, use the older style. But if you just want something that's quick and easy, use the new one. I like connecting with the authors of the tweets I retweet. When I use the older more personal style of retweeting, the author sees my tweet in his or her replies / mentions tab, and is likely to respond. When I use the newer more automated Twitter retweet button, the author is much less likely to see it. I like connecting with my readers when I send out a retweet. When I use the older more personal style of retweeting, my readers see my picture attached to the retweet and can easily see that this is something I have selected for them. When I use the newer more automated Twitter retweet button, my readers see a stranger's picture on the retweet, and it is more difficult for them to see that it is from me. Carl Ingalls Andrew,
The new Twitter retweet feature depersonalizes the retweet. If you want to connect with people on Twitter, use the older style. But if you just want something that’s quick and easy, use the new one.

I like connecting with the authors of the tweets I retweet. When I use the older more personal style of retweeting, the author sees my tweet in his or her replies / mentions tab, and is likely to respond. When I use the newer more automated Twitter retweet button, the author is much less likely to see it.

I like connecting with my readers when I send out a retweet. When I use the older more personal style of retweeting, my readers see my picture attached to the retweet and can easily see that this is something I have selected for them. When I use the newer more automated Twitter retweet button, my readers see a stranger’s picture on the retweet, and it is more difficult for them to see that it is from me.

Carl Ingalls

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