Comments on: Original Retweets… http://programmershotel.com/2009/11/original-retweets/ A blog about software development while traveling.. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:15:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: joe_carney http://programmershotel.com/2009/11/original-retweets/comment-page-1/#comment-8 joe_carney Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:13 +0000 http://programmershotel.com/?p=42#comment-8 Opinion seemed to be divided over this Twitter release. Looks like transparency was one of the things Twitter were going for.<br><br>You can read the full reasons behind the new feature from the man himself...<br><br><a href="http://evhead.com/2009/11/why-retweet-works-way-it-does.html" rel="nofollow">http://evhead.com/2009/11/why-retweet-works-way...</a> Opinion seemed to be divided over this Twitter release. Looks like transparency was one of the things Twitter were going for.

You can read the full reasons behind the new feature from the man himself…

http://evhead.com/2009/11/why-retweet-works-way...

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://programmershotel.com/2009/11/original-retweets/comment-page-1/#comment-7 uberVU - social comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:37:06 +0000 http://programmershotel.com/?p=42#comment-7 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by joe_carney: Original Retweets on Twitter | Programmers Hotel http://bit.ly/mVryk... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: joe_carney http://programmershotel.com/2009/11/original-retweets/comment-page-1/#comment-6 joe_carney Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:49:03 +0000 http://programmershotel.com/?p=42#comment-6 Well, the backlash has started already today. Not everybody likes it, probably for some of the reasons mentioned above.<br><br>Maybe they shouldn't have called it retweet, 'Like' could have been a better word to have used.<br><br>It's a shame that transparency will always be lost. Human nature I guess. Still, from what I understand, sites like <a href="http://tweetmeme.com" rel="nofollow">http://tweetmeme.com</a> will be able to track the original source of a tweet should that be as important as twitter think it is.<br><br>Lists & Retweets within the space of a couple of weeks. Twitter is certainly getting more interesting. Not only for the users, but the developer community built around it... Well, the backlash has started already today. Not everybody likes it, probably for some of the reasons mentioned above.

Maybe they shouldn't have called it retweet, 'Like' could have been a better word to have used.

It's a shame that transparency will always be lost. Human nature I guess. Still, from what I understand, sites like http://tweetmeme.com will be able to track the original source of a tweet should that be as important as twitter think it is.

Lists & Retweets within the space of a couple of weeks. Twitter is certainly getting more interesting. Not only for the users, but the developer community built around it…

]]> By: Justin Parks http://programmershotel.com/2009/11/original-retweets/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Justin Parks Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:54:00 +0000 http://programmershotel.com/?p=42#comment-4 Thats gonna make the importance of breaking news on twitter even more important, to be the first to hit that tweet...and may also cause some funny situations when that tweet turns out to be bollocks. (eg, the balloon boy incident). Oh... interesting times ahead! Thats gonna make the importance of breaking news on twitter even more important, to be the first to hit that tweet…and may also cause some funny situations when that tweet turns out to be bollocks. (eg, the balloon boy incident). Oh… interesting times ahead!

]]> By: Mandy Bee http://programmershotel.com/2009/11/original-retweets/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Mandy Bee Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:34:25 +0000 http://programmershotel.com/?p=42#comment-3 Good points about the new retweet functionality. I personally tire of excessive retweeters and unfollow them, so this would probably keep those people on my follow list longer. I will miss the ability to RT with comments though. Good points about the new retweet functionality. I personally tire of excessive retweeters and unfollow them, so this would probably keep those people on my follow list longer. I will miss the ability to RT with comments though.

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