Posted on April 25, 2009 - by Wayne Sutton
Poll: ReTweet format battle: Via vs RT vs ReTweet . Which one do you prefer?
Over the past seven days I have beta tested two new desktop twitter applications, had two twitter web apps pitched for me to review and caught an exclusive look at an upcoming update to an existing twitter iPhone application. It has been one tweet of a week! As an active twitter user I don’t mind beta testing or receiving pitches from developers especially when they listen to my suggestions and that’s what happen yesterday while I was taking a look at a new twitter iPhone app update.
As I was looking at the iPhone app, I asked about the ReTweet format. One of the development team members said they used (Via @twittername) and I said the twitter community prefers RT or ReTweet over Via because RT or ReTweet gives more value to the original tweetier vs the Via format. I mention how some people don’t really pay attention to the Via at the end of the tweet after they read the first part of the 140 characters. I closed my point saying that RT or ReTweet was the standard and should be included in the initial launch of the app because it’s one of the first items people look for or notice when they want to use an app for a ReTweet.
I must have done a good job pitching the ReTweet suggestion because a few hours later I received an email saying that RT has now been added to the application settings. Yeah! Although Via will be used first, at least we’ll have the option to change it to RT.
Was I correct or it’s really not that big of a deal? Let me know what you think by taking the ReTweet poll below.
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When using a twitter application for the iPhone or desktop is the ReTweet format important to you? What other twitter application features are important to you?
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25. Apr, 2009
Poll: ReTweet format battle: Via vs RT vs ReTweet . Which one do … http://bit.ly/z3BgE
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16. May, 2009
Sharing 2 urls that proves RT rules over Via: http://s1w.us/rtbat & http://idek.net/BEj – listen & take note twitter app. developers
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16. May, 2009
RT @waynesutton RT or Via? http://s1w.us/rtbat & http://idek.net/BEj – I say the eponymic nature of "RT" beats "Via", anyway
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16. May, 2009
RT @waynesutton Sharing 2 urls that proves RT rules over Via: http://s1w.us/rtbat & http://idek.net/BEj Tweetie uses "via"
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05. Sep, 2009
RT vs Via – Which is the best way to retweet? http://bit.ly/2w34rn
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05. Sep, 2009
RT (I think) @CruiseMaven RT vs Via – Which is the best way to retweet? http://bit.ly/2w34rn
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05. Sep, 2009
I agree w/u RT @DiffWorldMexico: RT (I think) @CruiseMaven RT vs Via – Which is best way to retweet? http://bit.ly/2w34rn
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Traci Knoppe said:
I voted RT with the username. It’s well known & what is built into most apps – easy to just click a button and do it. If the apps change the RT feature, then I’m cool w/ how that works, but it would need to be automatic, whatever it is: click a button to make it so.
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Andreas Nurbo said:
Retweets as most do it is just annoying. I want to know if they found the tweeted info good or not also.
Most just retweet for the sake of retweeting. When I do it I try to say something short on why I retweet. “Interesting statistics”, “This was news to me” or something like that.
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Michelle said:
If there’s been multiple RTs already, via @ @ @. Otherwise RT.
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Jason Keath said:
I think the most intuitive is Tweetie’s (via @jakrose), but my favorite is just the parenthetical at the end (@jakrose). That being said, neither are counted in the retweet calculators/trackers out there, if you care about that sort of thing.
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Ed Stafford said:
The system I follow is this.
If I am reposting a message verbatim, I use RT.
If I am adding a twist or putting my own spin on a message, I use via to give credit to the original source.
Via is also a good way to give credit to sources not originating on Twitter.