Comments on: Everything You Need To Know About Twitter Replies and Mentions

By: mark

mark — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:07:43 +0000

thanks… so, my followers won’t see it? nor will his?

By: Jon Bishop

Jon Bishop — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:16:56 +0000

WordPress considers it a mention although it is at the beginning of the tweet. The only difference is you wont see the “in reply to” text as it is not a reply to a specific tweet.

- Edit -

Sorry didn’t answer the question. Only the person you are sending it to will see it in their twitter stream unless you are following them. It’s still considered a reply although its not in response to a specific tweet because it’s at the beginning.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:53:44 +0000

what if you *begin* a tweet with someone’s name (e.g., @username), but that tweet is *not* a reply to another tweet; it’s a new tweet. who sees that tweet? is it public?

this is not answered *anywhere* in twitter’s help documents. it describes “replies” as just that — replies to other tweets. and “mentions” mention someone in the *body* of a tweet.

but what if you put someone’s name (@username) at the *beginning* of a tweet that’s not a reply? who sees it?

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By: Jon Bishop

Jon Bishop — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:42:59 +0000

The #subjects are hastags. It's just an easy way to associate your tweets with a specific conversation. People usually use them during events. I wrote more about them here. The "Trending Topics" on the left of your Twitter page are just the most popular words showing up within a certain time period. They usually reflect something happening in pop culture but every once and awhile something silly slips through like #whentwitterwasdown. Anyone can create their own hashtag to start an organized conversation. It usually helps to get some other people on it first so others want to join in.

By: Angelinka

Angelinka — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:17:52 +0000

Hey Jon, could you explain some about the #subjects we can follow at times? You know those popular subjects that come up on the side. How are the popular subjects decided? and is it possible to start a subject for everyone to give feedback on, or is this controlled by Twitter?

By: Jon Bishop

Jon Bishop — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:57:04 +0000

Basically it gets rid of the “in reply to.. ” text that would prevent people from easily recognizing what your reply was a response to.

By: Jon Bishop

Jon Bishop — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:55:59 +0000

I did put together some of my general thoughts on how to use RTs not too long ago but I guess I didn’t go into too much detail.
http://www.jonbishop.com/2009/02/rules-of-the-retweet/
You’re right tho, in the end we can RT and reply any way we like.

Thanks for the comment.

By: Alyson B. Stanfield

Alyson B. Stanfield — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:31:12 +0000

Nice! Jon, someone tweeted to me that the . before the @ breaks up a conversation so it can’t be followed. Not quite sure what that means, but I’m going to have him post his comment on my post for clarification. I don’t want to give anyone bad advice.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:24:07 +0000

Thanks! Are you going to write one about RTs? Some people RT with their comment before it, some put it after the tweet, some don’t separate the RT from their comment, some use | or some use >>. I guess it is up to your own preference though.