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:

1. Make minimal changes to the original tweet.  Its okay to substitute “&” for “and”.
2. If you really need to shorten the tweet, use <snip> to make it clear you’ve taken something out.
3. If you have a big thought to add, consider retweeting twice but make sure you have two compelling thoughts.
4. Remember that you are representing someone’s image to your followers when you retweet them.
5. 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.