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Why You Shouldn’t Use Twitter’s Built-In Retweet Feature Too Often

 

It's been well over a year since Twitter implemented its built-in "new" retweet feature, which for many of us, immediately wrecked what had been one of Twitter's best features: the old retweeting style which evolved organically from the user-base, and with no input from Twitter whatever.

Naturally, something that millions of people loved just had

What are #Gametags

Overview

Gametag — is a term that I created to describe the use of #hashtaqs in contests or simple word games played on Twitter, and other social networks that support such tags.

Sometimes I, my friend @lizzWinstead, or some other Twitter addict will create a tag and put it out there and see if others will

My Common Hash Tags, Codes and Terms

I have created or heavily promoted several tags and codes that are in everyday use on Twitter, so I get asked a lot. "what does this or that mean?"  I've listed the common ones below to save me some time and keystrokes in the future. If I've left out anything obvious that I use often,

About the BL Code

 

What is the BL code?

A proposed Message Code for Twitter and any social network.

The BL code means "broken link." It tells someone that a link they sent out was defective.

Geekly speaking, it should be "resource," but I won't get into why. I think the average Twitter user can remember,

About the #FF Hashtag

This post has been updated.

Update: See latest Google Hit Counts: #Followfriday vs. #FF  Click here to jump.

What is the #FF Hashtag?

It's just a much shorter version of the familiar #followFriday hashtag seen far too often on Twitter (and now other social networks, as well).  And

The #P2 Tag

What Is The #p2 Tag?

#p2 is a "hashtag," or a marker that identifies a text message posted on social media networks such as Twitter.com, Identi.ca, Facebook, and others. Click here for an introduction to hashtags.

The #p2 tag is a multi-organizational effort to standardize on a single clearinghouse "umbrella tag" which will be used