Re-Tweets Becoming An Obsession?

Frank — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:00:48 +0000

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I don’t think one day of being on Twitter goes by without someone asking to be re-tweeted. I know everyone wants people to see what they find interesting, but if someone likes something they will re-tweet it on their own. In order to have someone RT you, you need to contribute to discussions. If all you do is post things and never reply to someone else or RT them, then reciprocity will not play a factor here. I personally don’t think it’s a wrong thing to ask if someone can re-tweet what you post on Twitter, but it honestly comes off as begging!

When someone asks for a re-tweet on Twitter, it reminds of me of a person saying, “can you please drive me to Wal-Mart so I can get food? I know I ask you all the time, but can you do it anyway?” First of all, where’s the word PLEASE? That never hurt anyone. If you want someone to re-tweet you, maybe they will be more likely to if you said please instead of making it a command. This outlook I have was all triggered when I saw a certain “tweet” today. It may sound like I am ranting, but I think if you have been using Twitter for a while, the constant asking for re-tweets may become annoying.

Let’s look at this at another angle. Everyone wants to be recognized and feel important. That’s all good, but the community you are surrounding yourself in has to feel that you are providing important information to the discussion. If you make a post on Twitter saying, “I ate peanut butter.” You aren’t going to get any reactions, but post a news headline that nobody else has mentioned yet and I guarantee you will be re-tweeted. My overall point here is to provide something that educates people!

What do you think about the people on Twitter asking to be re-tweeted?

Re-Tweets Are The Big Thing On Twitter

Frank — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:00:21 +0000

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Are you tweeting and never getting anyone to re-tweet you? Well now there’s a way to have a better chance of someone re-tweeting something you post. It’s not a guarantee that they will do so, but this site will give you more of any opportunity to have other users re-post what you write. Head over to Please RT Me and simply submit a link you wish to have re-tweeted into the box and it will take you to your Twitter account to enter your username and password. When anyone clicks the link in your tweet, they will be brought to their Twitter homepage with the post already there and they just have to hit the update button. It’s as simple as that. Thanks to The Next Web for posting this article because now people will have the opportunity for more readers to see their posts.

Personally, I have never been one of those users desperate for a re-tweet. Although, I do see many other people that want re-tweets it like crazy. It’s become an obsession of sorts, yet it’s one of the biggest things going around the internet because it’s getting users recognized. That’s what everyone wants for themselves at the end of the day. You can almost view re-tweeting as self promotion. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, but I have noticed that re-tweets on Twitter primarily are done for those who have a lot of followers or with some claim to fame.

I think you can still take advantage of a service like this. Who knows, for you it may be the next big thing! Different strategies and techniques work for different people. I am all in favor of getting re-tweeted, but it’s something I wish people didn’t beg for. Participate in other discussions on Twitter, continue to be active, and others will pay more attention to what you have to say. It’s like any relationship, you have to reciprocate!

There are many other things about Twitter that may be of interest to you, check out some of the links below:

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Re-Tweets Becoming An Obsession?

Re-Tweets Are The Big Thing On Twitter