Comments on: Does a Retweet Equal an Endorsement? http://www.socializedpr.com/the-sick-culture-of-the-twitter-retweet/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:06:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Daniel http://www.socializedpr.com/the-sick-culture-of-the-twitter-retweet/#comment-2818 Daniel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:46:37 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=559#comment-2818 I can't believe I <i>just</i> saw that you posted this. (For some reason, it must not have been coming through on my Google Analytics, but I found it through Tweetmeme.) I still think this is up in the air. Personally, I like to see people verify sources, etc. before blindly re-tweeting unconfirmed news. I can’t believe I just saw that you posted this. (For some reason, it must not have been coming through on my Google Analytics, but I found it through Tweetmeme.)

I still think this is up in the air. Personally, I like to see people verify sources, etc. before blindly re-tweeting unconfirmed news.

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]]> By: Paul Dawson http://www.socializedpr.com/the-sick-culture-of-the-twitter-retweet/#comment-2273 Paul Dawson Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:39:57 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=559#comment-2273 A retweet is a retweet, simple as that. What it definitely implies is that the retweeter found the content to be 'of interest' in some way shape or form. But this is Twitter - so anything passed on is, what it is, it's a tweet; not a news story, not a fact-checked thesis, just what somebody chose to write in 140 characters or less. So, it's up to you how you deal with that tweet or retweet, and your judgment is based on what you know of the retweeter and what you can perceive from its source. I certainly don't treat any RT, or Tweet for that matter as gospel truth, unless I've clicked through and checked its source. Given the nature of Twitter, being a light touch medium, we all know that RT's probably haven't been checked by the retweeter, and we also know that some retweeters are more conscientious than others. In and of itself, a retweet, is simply a retweet, and it definitely implies that someone found it interesting, and therefore, so might you... Oh, and check out #fakeRTs if you want a new take on this... http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23fakeRTs A retweet is a retweet, simple as that.
What it definitely implies is that the retweeter found the content to be ‘of interest’ in some way shape or form.
But this is Twitter - so anything passed on is, what it is, it’s a tweet; not a news story, not a fact-checked thesis, just what somebody chose to write in 140 characters or less.
So, it’s up to you how you deal with that tweet or retweet, and your judgment is based on what you know of the retweeter and what you can perceive from its source.
I certainly don’t treat any RT, or Tweet for that matter as gospel truth, unless I’ve clicked through and checked its source. Given the nature of Twitter, being a light touch medium, we all know that RT’s probably haven’t been checked by the retweeter, and we also know that some retweeters are more conscientious than others.
In and of itself, a retweet, is simply a retweet, and it definitely implies that someone found it interesting, and therefore, so might you…
Oh, and check out #fakeRTs if you want a new take on this… http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23fakeRTs

]]> By: Gijsbert Anthony http://www.socializedpr.com/the-sick-culture-of-the-twitter-retweet/#comment-2259 Gijsbert Anthony Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:39:25 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=559#comment-2259 Retweet for news can be great if it refers to a source via a link. Else is comparable with mouth to mouth communication, which is very common.. so why not with tweets? All information is relatively inaccurate, consider important publishers and newspapers who post contradicting articles all the time. At least one of those is false, and both can be untrustworthy. Retweet for news can be great if it refers to a source via a link. Else is comparable with mouth to mouth communication, which is very common.. so why not with tweets? All information is relatively inaccurate, consider important publishers and newspapers who post contradicting articles all the time. At least one of those is false, and both can be untrustworthy.

]]> By: Erik http://www.socializedpr.com/the-sick-culture-of-the-twitter-retweet/#comment-2257 Erik Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:40:30 +0000 http://www.socializedpr.com/?p=559#comment-2257 Retweets of breaking news are to be taken with a big grain of salt. I rarely retweet breaking news but I often retweet interesting and/or funny stuff. Retweets of breaking news are to be taken with a big grain of salt. I rarely retweet breaking news but I often retweet interesting and/or funny stuff.

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