BREAKING: Rollout of Twitter Retweet Feature Has Begun [PICS]

Nov 05

BREAKING: Rollout of Twitter Retweet Feature Has Begun [PICS]

This is a repost of an article that originally appeared at Mashable!

Twitter has just begun the rollout of Project Retweet, Twitter’s official integration of the retweet. Retweeting is when a user reshares interesting tweets from his or her friends using the RT syntax (e.g. “RT @mashable”).

According to Twitter, the rollout is occurring in phases, much like the Twitter Lists rollout. We will update this post with screenshots and an update on how it works momentarily.

[UPDATED]: Here are some screenshots of the new retweeting feature, courtesy of Marketing Shindig (@marketwire on Twitter):

The main Retweet icon at the bottom right of each tweet:

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Note that interestingly, there’s an Undo function if you want to rescind your Retweet. If an item has been retweeted, the list of folks who have retweeted it will show up underneath the item in your timeline:

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There’s a small “retweet” icon that will appear beside retweeted items for easier spotting:

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On the pages of users you follow there’s an icon that indicates whether or not you’ll receive retweets from them. This is similar to the mobile icon that indicates whether or not you’re getting that user’s updates sent to your phone via SMS. The icon will be green if you are getting the retweets, and presumably you’ll be able to click the icon to turn off retweets from that specific user in the same way.

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