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Twitter-format(7)
- RKearney 14y agoNo reference to stock tags? i.e. $AAPL
- aprescott 14y agoShould certainly be added now that Twitter supports it.
- natesm 14y agoDon't use "RT". Use proper retweeting.
- aprescott 14y agoI wondered how to handle native retweeting, given that it doesn't show up as anything other than the original tweet just in a different timeline. I ended up just including "RT" as a convention, but it could probably go in as a section or something.
- corin_ 14y agoRT is still useful when you want to add a comment. For example... There are exceptions to this, but generally agree RT @natesm Don't use "RT". Use proper retweeting.
- molecule 14y agoanother popular syntax is the MT: Modified Tweet
- swanson 14y agoAnother one that I see every once in a while is the ^SIGNED - when an account has multiple users they sign it with '^' and their name or initials. Example: https://twitter.com/bing/status/1955295086 https://twitter.com/bing/status/1955295086 https://twitter.com/bing https://twitter.com/bing (the bio mentions ^nb and ^nm)
- QuantumGood 14y agoGlossary of common abbreviations from http://blog.tweetsmarter.com/retweeting/retweet-glossary-syntax-and-punctuation/ http://blog.tweetsmarter.com/retweeting/retweet-glossary-syn... RT Short for “Retweet.” This is even sometimes spelled out instead of abbreviated. via Similar to HT or MRT (below), via has lately simply become more of a catchall, often seen simply as an alternative to using “RT.” But ideally, it indicates a modified tweet. HT “Hat tip” This is a way of thanking the person who brought something to your attention. It’s sometimes used interchangeably with MRT (see #3 below). MRT or MT Short for “Modified (re)tweet,” this usually indicates that you’ve edited the retweet a little, otherwise only a very small amount of editing can justify sticking with a regular “RT.” IRT Short for “In reply to” or “In response to” (or very rarely “Ironic Retweet”). OH “Overheard.” Similar to HT if attributing to a specific Twitter username. Otherwise, just another popular Twitter acronym /by The preferred method for author attribution. Sometimes used with no slash, e.g. “Great article by @user” /cc This is just a way of including another username in a tweet so they will be notified of it. It comes from the email cc standard to send a “copy” of the email to another person. “CC” originally stood for “carbon copy,” coming from the old business letter-writing standard. Also commonly used with no slash, e.g. “I love this pic [link] cc @user1, @user2″ ta (British) or Ty (American) is slang for “Thank you” that some use: “[Tweet text and link, if any] ta @user” QT Means “quoted tweet,” favored by Japanese Twitter users.
- aprescott 14y agoGood reference, maybe I'll incorporate some of that. :)
- pmr_ 14y agoWhere is the full Info manual?
- dudus 14y agoMisses direct messages? The ones that start with "d @username" or "dm @username"