Every time you see a 'share-worthy' tweet on your timeline, what do you do? Yes, you hit the retweet button twice. First to actually retweet, and second time to confirm that you'll retweet. You'll what?
Retweet is a common word used in Twitter. In 2008, twitter users used "RT @username" method to share a tweet with their followers. However, that technically didn't do anything. That RT in the beginning meant that it was a retweet and the @ followed by twitter username meant that it was a reply. In 2009, twitter officially rolled out the retweet option which is now an independent feature on Twitter.
Not only that, the word is used so often across twitter and across the web that it made into the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. Along with 'retweet', 'sexting' is another word that made its place there.
Retweet is a common word used in Twitter. In 2008, twitter users used "RT @username" method to share a tweet with their followers. However, that technically didn't do anything. That RT in the beginning meant that it was a retweet and the @ followed by twitter username meant that it was a reply. In 2009, twitter officially rolled out the retweet option which is now an independent feature on Twitter.
Not only that, the word is used so often across twitter and across the web that it made into the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. Along with 'retweet', 'sexting' is another word that made its place there.