What is Retweet? #NewTwitter
Like a Tweet? Retweet! Sometimes you come across a Tweet that you just have to share. Twitter's retweet (otherwise known as "RT") feature helps you and others quickly share that Tweet with all of your followers.
How to Retweet:
- Hover over a Tweet
- Click the retweet link, highlighted below
- The Tweet will then be forwarded to all of your followers
Where to Find Retweets:
Click the “Retweets” tab on your homepage to to see what you’ve retweeted, what’s been retweeted by people you follow, and who retweeted your Tweets! The following items appear in a drop-down menu. Click one of them to see results.
- Retweets by others: read the retweets posted by people you follow under the first tab, 'Retweets by others.'
- Retweets by you: read your own retweets- it's like the sent items in your email account. If others have also retweeted, you'll see their profile icons listed.
- Your Tweets, retweeted: find out who retweets your tweets!
Note: Please note that retweets, like regular tweets, from people you've blocked will not show up.
How Can I see Who Retweeted my Tweets in new Twitter?
Easy, just click on 'Your Tweets, Retweeted' in the Retweets tab, then click on the Tweet! The details pane will load to the right of the Tweet, complete with a tiled list of users who recently Retweeted your Tweet and the total number of times the Tweet has been Retweeted.
Disabling Retweets:
If a particular account that you follow retweets stuff that you don’t want to see in your home timeline, just visit their profile to turn off retweets from them. Here’s how:
- Open a user’s mini-profile by clicking their username anywhere on Twitter, or go to their full profile at http://www.twitter.com/username
- Next to the Following button, click the retweets icon as shown below. Grey = OFF, so anything that person retweets won’t show up in your timeline.
- To turn their retweets back on, click the button to turn it green. Green = ON.
Keep in mind:
- If you see a new face in your timeline, it's because someone you follow retweeted something they thought you should see. In the message, you’ll see the picture and username of the original user, who was retweeted by someone you follow. Turn off retweets for that person if you don’t like what they share.
- Turning on or off retweets is NOT retroactive, meaning that retweets from someone you follow will be delivered to your home timeline while the retweet button for them is green; retweets will not be delivered while the button is grey.
Recognizing Retweets in Timelines and Profiles
Retweets in all timelines and profiles are distinguished by the retweet icon 
followed by the name of the retweeter in the upper right-hand corner of the message. To credit a Tweet's author, retweets show the profile picture, user name, and tweet of the original author, with "retweeted by" information appended at bottom.
If you see a message from a stranger in your timeline, look for the retweet icon – the retweeter should be someone you follow.
Frequently Asked Questions
People often wonder:
- Can I turn off ALL retweets? Nope! You can unfollow a user who retweets things you don't like, but you can't turn off retweets completely.
- When people visit my profile, can they view my retweets in a tab, like favorites? Nope. People can view the retweets posted in your profile by scrolling through the your tweets and looking for the ones with retweet icons. Only you can see your retweet archives.
- What if I retweet from apps like Tweetie, twhirl, etc? Retweets, like regular tweets, will appear differently in different applications. All retweets from third party apps (like Tweetie and twhirl) will show up in your retweet tab IF they're using Twitter's retweet API. (Not sure? Try retweeting from your favorite app, and then check the "retweets by you" tab on the web.) Many apps have built in their own version of retweeting; retweets sent from apps that don't use the official feature will not appear in your retweet tab.
- Are there limits on retweets? There's no limit to the number of times a tweet can be retweeted, but Twitter will only show the most recent 100 retweeters for any public tweet.
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Find Friends and Colleagues on Twitter
Twitter is more interesting when you can share what's happening and especially when you can hear what's happening from the people you care about. They can check address books from Gmail, Yahoo!, and AOL to see if any of your contacts are currently using Twitter. They'll show you who is on Twitter and you can choose to follow them if you want to get their Tweets.
To import an address book, visit the Find People link at the top of your screen and click the "Find Friends" tab, shown below. If you are registered with a Gmail, Yahoo! or AOL address, your email should be pre-filled and the right tab selected. If you are not, but have an email address with one of those services, select that tab, type in your email and password to begin the contact import. Note: Twitter doesn't save your email log in information, we only use it once to get permission to view your contacts list.
Once the search is complete, you can choose to follow all users using the blue 'Follow All' button, or to follow users individually by clicking the grey 'Follow' button to the right of their name and user information.
When the scan is complete, Twitter will show you a list of the friends and colleagues it found in your address book. You can choose to follow all of them by selecting the blue 'Follow All' button on the right hand side of the results, or if you'd like to see updates only from specific people, you can choose to follow your email contacts individually using the grey 'follow' button next to their information. Please note that if you click "Follow all", you can still manually unfollow people on this screen or at any time in the future.
Once you have selected the friends and colleagues you wish to follow, a confirmation message will appear.
At this point, you're done! You can navigate back to your Home timeline to view posts from your friends and colleagues, or select the invite by email option if you wish to follow friends who are not yet on Twitter.
How To Customize Your Twitter Design
Like what you see when you log in to Twitter? Great, then you don't need to read this article! For those who may prefer a more personal look and feel when browsing the site,Twitter have given you the option to customize your profile. When you design your profile page, everything you see on Twitter will be set in the theme you have chosen. Not only are you making yourself unique to those viewing your profile, you are creating a customized experience for yourself on Twitter.
To customize your design:
- Log in to www.twitter.com
- In the top navigation bar, click Settings (or go to http://twitter.com/account/settings)
- Click the furthest tab on the right, labeled Design
- Select a template by clicking on it, or upload your own background image by clicking "Change background image." (figure 1)
- Save your changes when done
- If you want to customize the sidebar and font colors of your page, click "Change design colors"
- Click any of the boxes to change your colors; click Done when you're finished. (figure 2)
Figure 1:
Figure 2:
Note: Background images must be in PNG, GIF, or JPG format, smaller than 800k. If your image's file size is too large, the easiest way to get it down is to use and image editing program or web app to shrink the image.
How to Tweet With Your Location #NewTwitter
Please note that this feature is currently only available for US users.
How to Enable Tweeting With Your Location:
Because tweeting with your location is disabled by default for everyone, you must enable this feature with these steps:
- Click on your Account Settings.
- On the bottom of that first page, check the box to "add location" to your Tweets, as shown below.
- Click "Save".
How to Choose Your Location:
After you've enabled Tweet Location in your Settings, you'll see a location field below the "What's Happening?" box on your homepage. (Note: you may be asked by Firefox or Safari "Remember Your Location" or to "Share Location". Click yes if asked.)
- Click the crosshair icon
to see the drop-down menu from which you can select your location. - Your selected location will show up with a green check mark, as shown below.
- Click any location listed, or choose to "Search places" at the bottom of the menu to find something you don't see listed there.
- If you no longer want include location on your Tweets, simply click the tiny "x" next to the location field. This turns off location on a per-Tweet basis.
Removing All Location Data:
If you have already enabled Tweet With Your Location, you can disable it the same way you enabled it - from your Account Settings. Uncheck the box in your settings page, and click "Save". Making this change only alters your settings going forward. To remove your location data from all your prior Tweets, you’ll need to remove all location data by:
- Delete the Tweet with the data.
- Remove all location data from all of your Tweets by clicking the "delete all location data" button on your settings page. This can take up to 30 minutes, but it will scrub all location information from prior tweets.
IMPORTANT SECURITY NOTE: It is important to note, however, that deleting location data in your settings does not guarantee the information will be removed from all 3rd-party application’s copies of the data or external search results.
How To Create a Twitter Account Using SMS
No Twitter account? No problem!
Are you a NEW Twitter user and want to start sending tweets from your mobile phone? Just follow the steps below from you phone to set up your brand new Twitter account and begin tweeting via SMS.
To create your new Twitter account...
- Send a text message to your Twitter shortcode (such as 40404 in the U.S.) with the word 'START'
- Twitter will send you a reply and ask you to reply with the word 'SIGNUP' to create a new account. Send 'SIGNUP'.
- Next, Twitter will ask you to pick a username. Your username must be unique and less than 15 characters. Reply with the username you want (see below for advice on picking a username).
- You will get a confirmation message when you pick a unique username (Twitter will tell you to pick a new name if someone else has the username you wanted).
- Choose a password.
- You're all set! Send a message and it will post as your first Tweet.
Choosing a Username
When you send us a text, we'll ask you for a username. This is the name people will use to send you replies and messages. If you choose to log in to your account on the web, this name will be in your profile URL (Example: http://twitter.com/SFtweetie). Make sure that you select a username that is less than or equal to 15 characters in length, with no spaces or special characters (underscores are the only exception).
If the username is taken, we'll give you three attempts to select a unique one (try your luck!). If you're out of ideas, Twitter will suggest and assign you an alternate username. If you want a new one later, it's easy to visit Twitter.com and change your username from the web settings.
The Next Step: Setting Up Your Web Profile
If you've been using Twitter from your phone, it's easy to log in on the web to look at your profile, access others' profiles, and search for Tweets. Simply go to www.twitter.com and click the 'Already using Twitter on your phone?' button in the 'Sign in' menu.
How to use Twitter Lists #NewTwitter
Twitter users can organize others into groups, or “lists”. When you click to view a list, you'll see a stream of Tweets from all the users included in that group. This article will help you get started with some lists basics.
Note: you don't need to follow another user to add them to a list; if you want to read a user's Tweets but not see their messages in your main timeline every day, lists allow you to do that. Similarly, following someone else's list does not mean you follow all users in that list. Rather, you follow the list itself.
How to Create a List
The list button on Twitter looks like this: 
To create a new list, follow these instructions:
- Visit the profile of the first user you would like to add to your list
- Click the list drop-down, which looks like the icon above
- At the bottom of the drop-down menu, click "Create list"
- Enter the credentials of your list, and choose whether others can see it or whether it is private
- Check to see if the user you wanted to add was successfully included in that list: to do this, click the list drop-down. A blue check will be added next to lists in which that user is included (shown below under "Adding or Removing People")
Some notes about Lists:
- 20 lists per user
- List names cannot begin with a numerical character
- Maximum of 500 accounts on each list
Adding or Removing People From Your Lists
You can add users (including yourself!) from anywhere you see the list drop-down on someone's profile. This includes the following:
- People searches
- Profile pages (including your own)
- Yours and other users followers and following lists
Check the boxes of lists you want to include that person in. Uncheck the box if you want to remove them from the list.
Checking out your Lists stats
On your Twitter home page, clicking on the “listed” number (which is next to your “followers” number) will bring up a page all about what lists you are on. Click it to see yours!
Viewing List Content
To view the stream of Tweets from any group of people in lists you follow or have created, follow these steps:
- Go to your "Home" page
- Click the "Lists" tab on the left panel of the screen
- Choose which list you'd like to view
- Right away, you'll see a stream of Tweets from the users included in that list
Editing or Deleting Lists
To edit or delete a list, follow these steps:
- Go to your "Profile" page
- Click the "Lists" tab on the left panel of the screen
- Choose to see lists you created, lists you're in, or other people's lists you follow
- Click the hockey symbol on the left to edit your list's name and info, or click the trashcan to delete the list entirely.
- You cannot add or remove people from your list on this page – you must do that from the profile pages of each individual you wish to add or delete. See above.
Subscribing to/Following Other People's Lists
Following a list is as simple as following any other Twitter user. Simply click on the Lists tab when viewing their profile, and select which lists options you want to see. Click the follow button to follow one of their lists.
You can also consequently remove yourself from a list by blocking the creator of the list.
Note: If the owner of a list that you're following includes a public user that you've blocked, you will still see the updates of the blocked user. This behavior is similar to visiting the profile page of a public user that you've blocked: you're still able to read their tweets.
Mentioning Lists
You can link to any Twitter List by mentioning it as you would any Twitter user, just add a forward slash “/” followed by the list name to list owners username:
@<username>/<listname> (example: @SchauerTime/News)
Note: Renaming a list will break any links you've posted to that list.
What are Replies and Mentions #NewTwitter
What is an @Reply?
A reply is any update posted by clicking the "Reply" button on another Tweet
People say lots of things on Twitter, and sometimes you want to say something back. Your reply will always begin with @username (insert username of the person you are replying to). Anyone Tweet that is a reply to you will show up in your @Mentions tab on your homepage. To post a reply on Twitter:
- Find the Tweet you want to react to on Twitter.
- Hover your mouse over their message and click the "reply" icon.
- Complete your Tweet in the box that pops up, and click "Tweet" to send it
What is an @Mention?
A mention is any Twitter update that contains @username anywhere in the body of the Tweet. (Yes, this means that replies are also considered mentions.)
Twitter noticed people frequently searching for their user name (@username) to find the Tweets that mention their username anywhere in the message. They collect these messages, as well as all your replies, in the @Mentions tab on your homepage. If you include more than one person's name in your update and you use the @username format, those people will all see the update in their personal mentions tab. To post a mention on Twitter:
- Type your message normally, but replace any names you include with @username (including the person's Twitter username). Our system will recognize and highlight the username that way, as shown below for this mention of @FreelanceWhales (a super cool band that we mentioned).
If I see a reply in my timeline, how do I know what message they replied to?
Easy! Just click any space around the Tweet and your details pane will open to display the Tweet they replied to, as well as other content related to the message. An example is shown below.
Things to Note:
- When you visit another user's profile page on Twitter, you will not see a mentions tab for them. But you can search for all Tweets mentioning their username in our search box. Search for "@username" to view results.
- People will only see others' replies in their home timeline if they are following both the sender and recipient of the update.
- People will see any mentions posted by someone they follow (all mentions are treated like regular Tweets).
- People with protected accounts can only send replies to people they have approved to follow them.
- If someone sends you a reply and you are not following the user, the reply will not appear on your Home timeline. Instead, the reply will appear in your Mentions timeline.
- Replies will always have "in reply to" listed next to their timestamp. If a Tweet doesn't have this, it's a mention.
How to Discover Baseball on Twitter
So, you’re a baseball fan? Us too! In fact, there are tons of fans, teams, players and news sources sharing loads of useful baseball information right now as playoff fever spreads. And, spreading it is. From Roy Halladay’s no-hitter to Tim Lincecum’s 14-strike-out game last night, baseball related terms have been leading Twitter’s trending topic’s this week.
Here are some tips to help you find the best baseball sources on Twitter so you, too, can share in the experience.
Follow the playoff teams and lend your support by putting a hashtag (#) in front of their names in your Tweets.
Did you know Jason Heyward has an account? Follow the list of verified players in the league, or pick and choose which favorites to follow.
Search for your favorite team or player to find related Tweets and accounts.
Hear about Twitter-only giveaways and news as it happens right from the source by following the official @MLB and @WorldSeries tweets on your phone so you don’t miss a beat.
And, whether it’s the playoffs or Hot Stove League time, one of the best ways to get up-to-the-second insider information is to follow some of the top baseball journalists or news sources. Some great accounts include: @MLBTradeRumors, @SI_JonHeyman, @keithlaw, @Ken_Rosenthal, @BobKlap, @jonmorosi, @TylerKeppner, @jcrasnick, @amyknelson, @BNightengale, @Buster_ESPN, @ExtraBaggs (Giants), @Evan_P_Grant (Rangers), @JSalisburyCSN (Phillies), @KDavidoff (Yankees), @m_sheldon (Reds), @kellythesier (Twins)
How To Discover Who To Follow On Twitter
With more than a hundred million users on Twitter, there are sure to be at least dozens of accounts out there that will reflect your interests. The trouble is finding all of them. Twitter beginning to roll out a simple, but powerful new feature to help address that -- "Suggestions for You". The algorithms in this feature, built by their user relevance team, suggest people you don’t currently follow that you may find interesting. The suggestions are based on several factors, including people you follow and the people they follow. You'll see these suggestions on Twitter.com and the Find People section. If you like a suggestion, click "follow"; if you don't, click "hide," and we’ll try not to suggest that user again.
In addition, you will begin to see recommendations for similar users when you view another account’s profile. If you’re interested in a particular user, you might be interested in these other accounts as well.
All these features will be available for developers, too. They will be launching an API so third parties can provide these suggestion features in your favorite desktop, mobile, and web applications, too.
Now, go find somebody new to follow. You never know what you might discover...
How to Grow Your Twitter Account
Though Twitter might have started as a tool for updating friends about what you are doing, it has now become one of the best channels for businesses, website owners and bloggers to connect with their customers/ users. In such cases it is very important to have a big network. I remember when Twitter had just started; having high number of followers was a big thing. If your Twitter followers ran in thousand, you were immediately given a celebrity status. While you can continue following a lot of people, it doesn’t guarantee a huge followers base for you. Also Twitter has a limit on the following follower’s ratio so you cannot continue following people for a very long time if you aren’t reciprocate well.
Buzzom has been a very popular tool for Twitter account growth. They have a tried and tested mechanism for growing your account and it yields great results. Their Grow, Flush and Reciprocate have been instrumental in growing the accounts of hundred thousands of users.To use these buttons simply visit buzzom and login with your twitter account and then click TwitIn options in the left side navigation and you will find these three buttons.
When you click on Grow, the list presented to you is the users who are most likely to follow you back.So following these users gives you high chances of being followed back. Buzzom believes in the theory of Reciprocity which is basically to follow your followers back. Every once in while you must clean your account which is to un follow people who are not following you back. As Twitter has a restriction on the following follower’s ratio, if you are following a lot of people who are not following you back, you are limiting your growth.
Using these three buttons can guarantee you a huge growth within a very short time. If you are looking only for targeted growth, you can achieve that as well by going to Search and finding people of your interest and following them.