Comments on: The Awesome Potential Of Retweet http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:37:32 -0800 hourly 1 By: Evan Williams | evhead: Why Retweet works the way it does | Blog of Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-3112963 Evan Williams | evhead: Why Retweet works the way it does | Blog of Jon Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:12:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-3112963 [...] The Awesome Potential of Retweet. In it, he lays out much of what I do above—describing the drawbacks of how RTs work today and proposing a native solution that’s pretty much identical to what we’ve come up with. (Believe it or not, we had this design before he wrote that—not that we would have minded stealing the idea from him.) [...] [...] The Awesome Potential of Retweet. In it, he lays out much of what I do above—describing the drawbacks of how RTs work today and proposing a native solution that’s pretty much identical to what we’ve come up with. (Believe it or not, we had this design before he wrote that—not that we would have minded stealing the idea from him.) [...]

]]> By: Twitter 为什么改造转推 - 网来网去-http://www.webcomgo.com专注互联网分析、SEO、电子商务、管理营销、GTD、生活日志 爱皇冠 乐淘淘 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-3099440 Twitter 为什么改造转推 - 网来网去-http://www.webcomgo.com专注互联网分析、SEO、电子商务、管理营销、GTD、生活日志 爱皇冠 乐淘淘 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:06:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-3099440 [...] TechCrunch 今年 5 月份一篇帖子《转推的惊人潜能》后面的留言吧，帖子的作者大卫·萨克斯（David Sacks）是 PayPal 的前任 [...] [...] TechCrunch 今年 5 月份一篇帖子《转推的惊人潜能》后面的留言吧，帖子的作者大卫·萨克斯（David Sacks）是 PayPal 的前任 [...]

]]> By: Twitter 为什么改造转推 « K@iKi | NEWS http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-3099357 Twitter 为什么改造转推 « K@iKi | NEWS Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:52:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-3099357 [...] TechCrunch 今年 5 月份一篇帖子《转推的惊人潜能》后面的留言吧，帖子的作者大卫·萨克斯（David Sacks）是 PayPal 的前任 [...] [...] TechCrunch 今年 5 月份一篇帖子《转推的惊人潜能》后面的留言吧，帖子的作者大卫·萨克斯（David Sacks）是 PayPal 的前任 [...]

]]> By: Simple Is As Simple Does: The Risk Of Retweet http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-3091306 Simple Is As Simple Does: The Risk Of Retweet Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:40:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-3091306 [...] the first point, Twitter is doing more or less what Yammer CEO David Sacks laid out in a guest post on TechCrunch several months ago (which Williams acknowledges). And one level it’s actually not really [...] [...] the first point, Twitter is doing more or less what Yammer CEO David Sacks laid out in a guest post on TechCrunch several months ago (which Williams acknowledges). And one level it’s actually not really [...]

]]> By: The Anatomy of a Retweet http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-3090238 The Anatomy of a Retweet Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:24:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-3090238 [...] 3. The Awesome Potential Of Retweet [...] [...] 3. The Awesome Potential Of Retweet [...]

]]> By: Doug C. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2983302 Doug C. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:44:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2983302 My tweets must be pretty boring, because they never get ReTweeted. My tweets must be pretty boring, because they never get ReTweeted.

]]> By: Are You Being Heard On Twitter? Probably Not. | BestTechie.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2848496 Are You Being Heard On Twitter? Probably Not. | BestTechie.net Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:52:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2848496 [...] 2:52 PMView commentsComments People all over the web are praising Twitter and the power and potential of retweeting and I’m not going to lie, I think Twitter is great (I praised it here for [...] [...] 2:52 PMView commentsComments People all over the web are praising Twitter and the power and potential of retweeting and I’m not going to lie, I think Twitter is great (I praised it here for [...]

]]> By: Robert Clay http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2842670 Robert Clay Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:00:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2842670 Yes I agree it would be an excellent option Yes I agree it would be an excellent option

]]> By: The Death of Google??? - Topsy.com: A Real-Time Content (Social Media) Search Engine | Carrera & Fiorini http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2793449 The Death of Google??? - Topsy.com: A Real-Time Content (Social Media) Search Engine | Carrera & Fiorini Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:02:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2793449 [...] you lose a little Influence. So the more people retweet you, the more Influence you gain. So, yes, retweets are the new currency on the web. Told [...] [...] you lose a little Influence. So the more people retweet you, the more Influence you gain. So, yes, retweets are the new currency on the web. Told [...]

]]> By: Minigeek - Ed. 36 « imnotbored.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2781029 Minigeek - Ed. 36 « imnotbored.net Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:58:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2781029 [...] "The Awesome Potential Of Retweet" (see David Sacks on TechCrunch). [...] [...] "The Awesome Potential Of Retweet" (see David Sacks on TechCrunch). [...]

]]> By: Don Roberts http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2779374 Don Roberts Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:14:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2779374 I guess it's not surprising to read that some don't like the RT phenomenon. I do like it...and, it's very useful to me. Just by reading a tweet (that one of the people I'm following thought interesting enough to share), I can easily discover someone new & interesting to follow that I may well never have come across without having read the RT. I have come across so many useful tips & ideas just by reading retweets. I also like it because I can give visibility to my followers of someone I'm following...who's sharing something cool they came across from someone they're following. I think it adds to the community...not subtracts from it. I use Tweetie on my iPhone primarily. Tweetie & TweeDeck make it so easy to RT. It's annoying to to not have the RT functionality in the online Twitter interface. (@ev - Are you listening?) Spam? Not worried about it. I'll just unfollow someone who hasn't struck a reasonable balance between interesting/helpful/funny/inspirational tweets & promotional messaging. Twitter: I'm with David Sacks...and many others. Give us the RT functionality! I guess it’s not surprising to read that some don’t like the RT phenomenon. I do like it…and, it’s very useful to me.

Just by reading a tweet (that one of the people I’m following thought interesting enough to share), I can easily discover someone new & interesting to follow that I may well never have come across without having read the RT. I have come across so many useful tips & ideas just by reading retweets.

I also like it because I can give visibility to my followers of someone I’m following…who’s sharing something cool they came across from someone they’re following. I think it adds to the community…not subtracts from it.

I use Tweetie on my iPhone primarily. Tweetie & TweeDeck make it so easy to RT. It’s annoying to to not have the RT functionality in the online Twitter interface. (@ev – Are you listening?)

Spam? Not worried about it. I’ll just unfollow someone who hasn’t struck a reasonable balance between interesting/helpful/funny/inspirational tweets & promotional messaging.

Twitter: I’m with David Sacks…and many others. Give us the RT functionality!

]]> By: Minigeek - Ed. 36 « imnotbored.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2773131 Minigeek - Ed. 36 « imnotbored.net Fri, 29 May 2009 16:59:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2773131 [...] “The Awesome Potential Of Retweet” (see David Sacks on TechCrunch). [...] [...] “The Awesome Potential Of Retweet” (see David Sacks on TechCrunch). [...]

]]> By: Frode Hegland http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2769973 Frode Hegland Thu, 28 May 2009 06:13:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2769973 Additionally, you should be able to see what post a reply is to. Getting '@liquidizer I agree!' is great, but agree to what post? I can see no reason to not extend the character limit to as many characters are possible and keep a clean 140 for new 'body' text. URL's, reply to text (one level only) and so on should be extra. Why slow down the media because some people still use it via SMS? Make SMS a partly supported input method, not the constraint. Additionally, you should be able to see what post a reply is to. Getting ‘@liquidizer I agree!’ is great, but agree to what post?

I can see no reason to not extend the character limit to as many characters are possible and keep a clean 140 for new ‘body’ text. URL’s, reply to text (one level only) and so on should be extra.

Why slow down the media because some people still use it via SMS? Make SMS a partly supported input method, not the constraint.

]]> By: Ben http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2769647 Ben Thu, 28 May 2009 01:36:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2769647 Nice idea, but it better be an option. I miss the option to be able to turn off @replies. Too much stuff crowding the tweet stream is making Twitter not as fun. Thankfully I have greasemonkey scripts to hide retweets and blip.fm now, that shit is super-annoying. Nice idea, but it better be an option. I miss the option to be able to turn off @replies. Too much stuff crowding the tweet stream is making Twitter not as fun. Thankfully I have greasemonkey scripts to hide retweets and blip.fm now, that shit is super-annoying.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="686827804">Wayne Lambright</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-1/#comment-2768949 Wayne Lambright Wed, 27 May 2009 18:44:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768949 Pud, are you a two account guy? Pud, are you a two account guy?

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="686827804">Wayne Lambright</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2768948 Wayne Lambright Wed, 27 May 2009 18:43:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768948 I like this idea. RT = future I like this idea. RT = future

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1906866">fb1906866</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2768781 fb1906866 Wed, 27 May 2009 17:37:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768781 Good Idea. Would like to see it incorporated in the UI preferably in the same area as the 'reply' and 'favorite' icons. There should also be retweet functionality added to the api, of course this would just be a wrapper to the posting already but still a nice addition. Good Idea. Would like to see it incorporated in the UI preferably in the same area as the ‘reply’ and ‘favorite’ icons. There should also be retweet functionality added to the api, of course this would just be a wrapper to the posting already but still a nice addition.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="619793424">Thomas Trumble</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2768671 Thomas Trumble Wed, 27 May 2009 16:32:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768671 Brilliant. One of those smack your head, why didn't I think of that ideas. Hope that Twitter AND all third party Twitter clients add this feature. Sure spamming could become an issue, but selective following should resolve that issue. Brilliant. One of those smack your head, why didn’t I think of that ideas. Hope that Twitter AND all third party Twitter clients add this feature. Sure spamming could become an issue, but selective following should resolve that issue.

]]> By: Ben F http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2768615 Ben F Wed, 27 May 2009 15:51:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768615 In the science community retweeting has been great for spreading influence and knowledge because so many papers get published via the some ole channels. In the science community retweeting has been great for spreading influence and knowledge because so many papers get published via the some ole channels.

]]> By: Rene Lynch http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-2/#comment-2768608 Rene Lynch Wed, 27 May 2009 15:45:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768608 Great ideas, and fascinating comments -- good points all. I, personally, like to know who is doing the retweeting -- it tells me something about them. Great ideas, and fascinating comments — good points all. I, personally, like to know who is doing the retweeting — it tells me something about them.

]]> By: Hazel Q. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-1/#comment-2768602 Hazel Q. Wed, 27 May 2009 15:38:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768602 I agree with you! It would be nice if Twitter supports this a little bit more... I agree with you! It would be nice if Twitter supports this a little bit more…

]]> By: Matt Fusco http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-1/#comment-2768361 Matt Fusco Wed, 27 May 2009 11:48:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768361 Twitter provides a great means for distributing vast amounts of information to large audiences with minimal effort (this includes the power of the RT). The missing component for me is how does someone effectively keep track of or database the useful information they come across on Twitter? It's great if you find something useful, but if you can't store it or do anything with that information how good is it to you? Twitter provides a great means for distributing vast amounts of information to large audiences with minimal effort (this includes the power of the RT). The missing component for me is how does someone effectively keep track of or database the useful information they come across on Twitter? It’s great if you find something useful, but if you can’t store it or do anything with that information how good is it to you?

]]> By: Twitter – Sind wir bereit für real time? « Eminded http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-1/#comment-2768181 Twitter – Sind wir bereit für real time? « Eminded Wed, 27 May 2009 07:52:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768181 [...] Hohe Verbreitung der interessanten Nachrichten via retweet (The Awesome Potential Of Retweet via [...] [...] Hohe Verbreitung der interessanten Nachrichten via retweet (The Awesome Potential Of Retweet via [...]

]]> By: Matthias Luefkens http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-1/#comment-2768168 Matthias Luefkens Wed, 27 May 2009 07:35:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768168 Please spare us the RT avalanche! Retweets are lazy tweets regardless who sends them! RT is becoming synonymous with spam and search engine optimization. Don't make re-tweeting easier, make it even more difficult. On the other hand i fully endorse a possible 'Like' functionality. Please spare us the RT avalanche! Retweets are lazy tweets regardless who sends them! RT is becoming synonymous with spam and search engine optimization. Don’t make re-tweeting easier, make it even more difficult.
On the other hand i fully endorse a possible ‘Like’ functionality.

]]> By: Vengu http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/the-awesome-potential-of-retweet/comment-page-1/#comment-2768112 Vengu Wed, 27 May 2009 06:49:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=68059#comment-2768112 LOL! I wd do that to facebookers! :-) LOL! I wd do that to facebookers! :-)

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