BloggersBase - Comments for article Are You A Twitter ReTweet Thief ?

By News Guy

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:26:09 GMT

Totally agreeing with you! You have to give credit to the original submitter.

By myqute

Sun, 03 May 2009 03:14:39 GMT

AMEN to that Justifyleo! Ron Hudson, one of the most respected people on Twitter, once had this topic when SOMEONE stole his re-tweet! (It's amazing some people still continue to make the same mistake over and over, especially for those who do so intentionally. They fail to see how this actually does not benefit them in any way!)

I always make it a point to RT in its originality. At the most certain words are shortened. For example,
it is becomes it's
are may become r
their becomes thr

Removal of names of people who had re-tweeted is also a no-no.

If the RT is too long to include all names/full tweet, use XLTweet.com

Yes Twitterverse! ALWAYS GIVE CREDITS BACK to the original people who tweet and re-tweeted them before you! It's a show of respect to your Twitter community, and also a self-respect!

Justifyleo this is one of your best ever! THANKS for allowing this discussion! Am re-tweeting this, stumbling it and sending it to my Facebook so more people know.

By PeacefulWmn9

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:40:54 GMT

Rather than think of myself as a "thief" when I do this (not always), I think that I clicked, I read, I liked, and I may have different followers than the original tweeter. It is them for whom I re-retweet :) That way, I do my own followers a good service and do the article I've tweeted a favor by adding to its exposure level. :)

Karen

By PeacefulWmn9

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:42:04 GMT

A PS...if the original article has no "tweet this" button, I do copy and paste the entire post of the original tweeter, including their name.

By kaytiiangel

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:50:04 GMT

If I can't fit the whole RT with credit given, I don't RT it. I can't stand people who copy and paste without giving credit and it happens all over the internet, not just on Twitter (hint, hint BB) Perfect post!

By Liz

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:48:24 GMT

This drives me crazy! You always credit your source & even if you found the article, include the blog name in your Tweet.

By JimZaccaria

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:20:16 GMT

It is UnConcionable to RT w/O giving Credit to orig poster. Thanks myqute for info on XLTweet.com

By AdviseCouples

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:06:10 GMT

How about those that steal affiliate links? RT something but change the link to their own shortened affiliate link. I think Twitter should really have some rules.

By Me

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:12:53 GMT

Very helpful post. I found your post because I was researching whether you should ALSO give credit to the retweeter when you retweet a retweet. That could get a bit cumbersome, hmmm.

By Kim Randall

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:07:37 GMT

I completely agree with all that you are saying in this post. I see SO many people that RT big news without giving credit where credit is due. To me it says that they need to steal other ppls Tweets/content to make themselves look better (IMHO)

By mohkim

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:20:05 GMT

I agree on that.. I used to commit that error when i began RT.. but seriously, the more you give CREDIT to , the better credibility you have.

But what if you somehow ReTweet, a ReTweet Thief's Tweet? are you too a thief then?

By anonymous

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:04:06 GMT

Good stuff, but...how will the new RT button on twitter change this?