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Comparing Twitter Retweet Data Services

by Jon Bishop on December 9, 2009

in Twitter

Compare Retweet Tracking Services

I mainly use BackTweets but am always looking for better solutions. I actually switched from TweetMeme to BackTweets once I learned about BackTweet’s advanced functionality and Google Analytics integration. But now I feel it’s time to take a look back and see where the world of Retweet counts, buttons and stats are really at.

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Get More ReTweets Out Of Your ReTweet Button

by Jon Bishop on November 3, 2009

in Social Media

Using ReTweet Buttons

Most of the time when talking about RTs, we discuss the best times to post to Twitter and the number of characters you should be using and so on and so forth. But let’s step back a second and talk about how people RT from our blogs.
Do you know how many people are RTing your [...]

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Battle of the ReTweet Buttons

by Jon Bishop on August 25, 2009

in Twitter

ReTweet Buttons for a blog

ReTweet buttons have taken social media by storm and are an easy way to encourage the sharing of your content on Twitter. There are dozens of solutions similar to the 3 buttons listed below, but these seem to be the most promising and include a “Tweet Count” on the buttons themselves.
I’m often surprised at how [...]

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6 ReTweet Monitoring Tools

by Jon Bishop on June 9, 2009

in Twitter

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Retweeting has become a great way to find quality information through Twitter. New, more advanced, Twitter monitoring tools have made it easier to drown out a lot of the noise and focus on the quality posts being shared. It’s not fool proof as popularity and quality battle for the number one spots. You’ll almost always [...]

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How Much Value Is In A ReTweet?

by Jon Bishop on May 11, 2009

in Rant, Twitter

How Much Value Is In A ReTweet?

ReTweeting is the act of re-posting someones tweet on Twitter by copying their message and adding the prefix “RT @username“. The idea is that you are passing on a tweet or a link that you like and think your followers would also enjoy. It’s also a great way of letting someone know you liked what [...]

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Rules of the Retweet

by Jon Bishop on February 18, 2009

in How To, Social Media, Twitter

Rules of Retweeting

The ReTweet plays a pivotal role in the viral capabilities of Twitter. I’m not going to get into all the viral sciences of Twitter because Dan Zarrella is already doing that. Instead I want to discuss some basic simple rules that can encourage the ReTweeting of your Tweets.
1) Keep It Short
I usually keep it less [...]

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