Types of Tweets: An Overview
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The document outlines various types of tweets on Twitter, including normal tweets, mentions, replies, direct messages, and retweets, along with their definitions and visibility to senders and recipients. Normal tweets can contain up to 140 characters, while mentions use the '@' symbol to reference other users. Retweets allow users to share others' tweets with their followers, but visibility depends on the privacy settings of the original tweet.
Types of Tweets: An Overview
- 1. Types of Tweets Type of Tweet Definition Where it Appears for the Sender Where it Appears for the Recipient Normal tweet Any message with up to 140 On profile page and Home In the Home timeline of anyone characters posted to Twitter. timeline. who is following the sender. Mention A Tweet containing another user's On profile page of public Tweets. In the Mentions and Interactions Twitter username, preceded by the tabs (only accessible by recipient), Example: This is very useful "@" symbol. in the Home timeline view (not on advice on participant recruitment recipient’s profile) if they are @PRSatCTSI following the sender. Note: Anyone on Twitter who is following the sender of a mention will see the Tweet in their Home timeline. @Reply Begins with another user's On the profile page. In the Mentions and Interactions username and is in reply to one of tabs, in the recipient's Home Example: @FasterCures "It is no their Tweets. timeline if they are following the longer sufficient to have a novel sender. Anyone following the product that’s safe and effective sender and the recipient of an and gets through @reply will see it in their Home #FDA"#WhoWillPay? timeline.
- 2. Direct message A personal message sent directly In the sender's direct messages In the direct messages. to someone who follows you or folder (accessible by clicking on sent directly to you from someone the person icon in the top It will disappear if the sender you follow. navigation bar). deletes it. A direct message will disappear completely if either the sender or the recipient deletes it. Retweet (RT) Re-posting of someone else's You can see retweets your On the Home timeline and profile Tweet. They are distinguished by followers have retweeted in your page of anyone who is following Example: RT @ImSatCTSI: the retweet icon (RT) and the home timeline. the sender. National Assoc. of Public name of the user who retweeted #Hospitals & #HealthSystems the Tweet. If you retweet someone you follow, Annual Meeting San Francisco it will be visible on your June 20-22 profile timeline. If you retweet someone you do not follow, it will be visible on both Note: If another user's Tweets your home timeline and profile are protected (lock icon) you will timeline. not be able to retweet their content. Your own Tweets that others have retweeted will appear on your “Connect” page (Interactions section) in the top navigation bar.