“Old-Fashioned” Retweeting vs. “New” Retweeting
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“Old-Fashioned” Retweeting vs. “New” Retweeting
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Who knew there were multiple ways to retweet someone? Before Twitter changed the Retweet to be a reposting of the initial poster’s tweet ("New" Retweet), the only way you could quote someone was through copying their post and putting RT @username in front of the message. Now, with both options, you can retweet in different ways to fit your purpose.
When to Use the "New" Retweet
If you are directly quoting someone, you can use the "New" Retweet. In order to use the "New" Retweet, there is a link below the tweet that you can click on for it to be posted on your profile.
Here is the good thing about this feature: tweets cannot be misquoted or used in the wrong context. This is especially good for celebrities and people of interest whose tweets are often misquoted or edited. Also, Klout is only measured by "New" Retweets. "Old-Fashioned" Retweets will count as mentions.
Here is the bad thing about this feature: you cannot comment on someone’s tweet. You simply have to repost it on your profile.
When to Use the "Old-Fashioned" Retweet
The "Old-Fashioned" Retweet is perfect for the person who is looking to comment on other people’s tweets, but still give context and credit to the original poster. Twitter doesn’t offer an option to tweet old-fashioned vs. new, but there are ways around this.
The bad thing about old-fashioned retweets is that they count as mentions, not retweets, when people are trying to measure your online influence, or klout. Try to keep a mix of new and old-fashioned retweets in order to mix it up. Only use old-fashioned retweets if you are looking to comment.