quote tweet
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A quote tweet (also known as a "retweet with comment") is a reply on Twitter to an original tweet that displays the entirety of the original in a reply-context below the reply text.
Quote tweet is available in the Twitter UI as an option inside their "retweet" button.[1]
Examples
With reply text commentary:
Backfeeding
If someone posts a quote tweet in response to a POSSE tweet copy of one of your posts, it makes sense to backfeed it to your original like any other @-reply tweet.
Bridgy support
Bridgy does support backfeeding quoted tweets. Add your examples / opinions to the feature request:
Articles
Articles about quote tweets and similar constructs:
- 2015-05-22 Kevin Marks Mentions as quotes
See Also
- quotation
- reply
- response
- context collapse
- dunking
- Possibly one of the highest quoted tweets: https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1296134869320380419
- "California is now unable to perform even basic functions of civilization, like having reliable electricity.
Biden/Harris/AOC want to make CAβs failed energy policy the standard nationwide.
Hope you donβt like air conditioning!" @tedcruz August 19, 2020
- "California is now unable to perform even basic functions of civilization, like having reliable electricity.
- https://zirk.us/@dambaras/109688319689305074
- "#quotetweets #QuoteToots #quoteTweeting
Quoting @darius :
Whoa, cool blog post summarizing a bunch of available studies on quote tweeting behavior -- research that I was unaware existed!https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2023/01/12/quote-tweeting-over-30-studies-dispel-some-myths/No silver bullets that will end any debates here but, you know, here's some data at leasthttps://friend.camp/@darius@friend.camp/109683021986635441" @dambaras January 14, 2023
- "#quotetweets #QuoteToots #quoteTweeting
- Brainstorming: Proposal for a multi-quote-tweet (AKA MultiQT or Multi-QT) : 2021-11-30 The next step for Twitter: Multi-Quote-Tweet β specifically for writing a tweet that compares two or more other tweets, side by side, or one on top of another. Includes screenshots of a proposed authoring UI for a MultiQT