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You are here: Home / GuestPost / Twitter Basics: Differences Between Types of Tweets

Twitter Basics: Differences Between Types of Tweets

February 26, 2013 by Paul Spoerry Leave a Comment

If you’re new to Twitter, there are a few basic features you should know how to use. When posting, you should understand the differences between different post types and how to use them correctly.

Different type of Tweets

Remember: When a username is preceded by the @ sign, it becomes a link to a Twitter profile.

Here are the different Twitter Posts you can use:

Regular Tweet

A Tweet is a message with less than 140 characters posted to Twitter.

Example:

Get More Facebook Likes by Linking Your Personal Profile bit.ly/xKjqwp

— Genevieve Lachance (@vasimpleservice) February 24, 2013

Who can see it: Anyone who is following you (the sender) will see the Tweet in their Home stream.

 

Mention

A mention is used when you want to include someone in a conversation or you want to highlight someone in your post.

Example:

How To Get More Referrals goo.gl/Gl3wp via @steamfeedcom — Genevieve Lachance (@vasimpleservice) February 24, 2013

Who can see it: Anyone on Twitter who is following you (the sender of a mention) will see the Tweet in their Home stream.

 

Reply

Twitter handles tweets that start with @username differently than it does those that place the @username somewhere else. If you start a message with @username, it’s considered a “Reply”. Replies are directed specifically to one Twitter user.

Example:

@crystal1a Yes, Seth Godin is definitely always interesting :) — Genevieve Lachance (@vasimpleservice) February 25, 2013

Who can see it: If you send a Reply, only the ones following both the sender and the recipient of a @reply will see it in their Home stream unless they visit the sender’s Profile page. So, most replies will only be seen by a small number of people.

 

Retweet

A retweet is a re-posting of someone else’s Tweet to your followers.

Example:

RT @ruhanirabin: A closed mouth says nothing wrong; a closed mind does nothing right. — Genevieve Lachance (@vasimpleservice) February 18, 2013

Note: There are two possible ways to retweet a post. From the official Twitter retweet option or by using “RT@username”. Unlike when using most third-party application, when you retweet directly from Twitter you won’t be able to edit the retweet or add any comments. Read more on RT Versus Official Twitter Retweets: How Are They Different?

Who can see it: Anyone on Twitter who is following you (the sender of a retweet) will see the Tweet in their Home stream.

 

Direct Message

A direct message (DM) is a private message sent via Twitter. You can only send a direct message to a user who is following you and you can only receive direct messages from users you follow.

Starting a tweet with “d @user” or “dm @user” turns it into a direct message as long as that user already follows you.

Who can see it: Only the sender and the recipient will see the direct message.

 

Are you taking advantage of all the features on Twitter?

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About Paul Spoerry

I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

I have a utility belt full of programming languages and a database of all my knowledge on databases... I practice code fu. Oh, I've also done actual Kung Fu, and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

I run. I meditate. I dance. I blog at PaulSpoerry.com, tweet @PaulSpoerry, and I'm here on Google+.

I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

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