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/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 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 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

]]> By: fledgling’s archive, november 2009 « Makurrah's Blog http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-399 fledgling’s archive, november 2009 « Makurrah's Blog Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:36:41 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-399 [...] Andrew Mueller muses on possible Google / Bing search motivators. [...] [...] Andrew Mueller muses on possible Google / Bing search motivators. [...]

]]> By: On Twitter’s new retweet feature | The Whatever Blog http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-341 On Twitter’s new retweet feature | The Whatever Blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:02:41 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-341 [...] wonder why some start to wonder whether there’s a hidden agenda on this new retweet system (twitter thinking about [...] [...] wonder why some start to wonder whether there’s a hidden agenda on this new retweet system (twitter thinking about [...]

]]> By: Twitter Will Introduce an Advertising Model and It May Look Like This « The SiliconANGLE http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Twitter Will Introduce an Advertising Model and It May Look Like This « The SiliconANGLE Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:31:09 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-340 [...] week I speculated that the new Twitter’s native Retweet feature was about search, but it looks like maybe I was wrong; it a may be all about advertising, with [...] [...] week I speculated that the new Twitter’s native Retweet feature was about search, but it looks like maybe I was wrong; it a may be all about advertising, with [...]

]]> By: Mueller & Co. » Blog Archive » Twitter will Introduce an Advertising Model and it may Look Like this http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Mueller & Co. » Blog Archive » Twitter will Introduce an Advertising Model and it may Look Like this Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:37 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-326 [...] Comments « Was the Twitter Retweet Feature Designed to Bring Value to Google and Bing Search [...] [...] Comments « Was the Twitter Retweet Feature Designed to Bring Value to Google and Bing Search [...]

]]> By: New ReTweet Makes Sense in the Context of Lists « Jared Stauffer http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-325 New ReTweet Makes Sense in the Context of Lists « Jared Stauffer Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:53:16 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-325 [...] new retweet functionality on Twitter has received its share of negative reviews.  What is it?  Basically the old retweets would just show in your timeline, like this: RT [...] [...] new retweet functionality on Twitter has received its share of negative reviews.  What is it?  Basically the old retweets would just show in your timeline, like this: RT [...]

]]> By: Why Twitter’s New Retweet Feature Sucks http://www.muellerandrew.com/2009/11/was-the-twitter-retweet-feature-designed-to-bring-value-to-google-and-bing-search/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Why Twitter’s New Retweet Feature Sucks Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:48:03 +0000 http://www.muellerandrew.com/?p=184#comment-324 [...] that already exists. It’s no longer a separate tweet. Andrew Mueller thinks this was done to bring value to Bing and Google. I agree with him. He doesn’t like the ‘we know best’ tone Ev takes in his post to explain [...] [...] that already exists. It’s no longer a separate tweet. Andrew Mueller thinks this was done to bring value to Bing and Google. I agree with him. He doesn’t like the ‘we know best’ tone Ev takes in his post to explain [...]

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