My tweet:
“Glad to see @Jane & @Mary connected today.”
My friend retweeted the message as:
“Glad 2 C @Jane & @Mary connected 2Day” plus her comment.
I’ve gotta admit I was pretty annoyed with the retweet. Why? Because the way the tweet was edited made me look like a text crazy maniac who failed spelling in Grade 3. This got me thinking about the etiquette of the retweet. Here’ s my take on it:
- Make minimal changes to the original tweet. Its okay to substitute “&” for “and”.
- If you really need to shorten the tweet, use <snip> to make it clear you’ve taken something out.
- If you have a big thought to add, consider retweeting twice but make sure you have two compelling thoughts.
- Remember that you are representing someone’s image to your followers when you retweet them.
- Sometimes its better to use reply rather than retweet. Followers can see the thread by clicking on conversation.
See you in Twitterville. I’m @AngelaCrocker.