April 7, 2015

Twitter Now Letting Users Have Their Say With Quote Tweet

By SPN Staff Writers in Breaking News Social Media

Twitter has unveiled a major makeover to its quote tweet functionality, enabling users of the micro-blogging site to embed a tweet within their own tweet.

The new feature, which Twitter has been testing since last summer, gives users the chance to be more descriptive, despite the 140-character tweet-limit.

“Say more with revamped quote tweet,” reads a tweet from the company. “Rolling out on iPhone and Web, coming soon to Android.”

Say more with revamped quote Tweet! Rolling out on iPhone and web, coming soon to Android. https://t.co/Bcl3E859ne pic.twitter.com/fioAPPi0nW

— Twitter (@twitter) April 6, 2015

Twitter users now have the ability add 116 characters in remarks on top of the 140-character limit of the quoted tweet.

The new feature tackles a common complaint that Twitter users had with the quote tweet function — that it gave users no room to add their own thoughts to retweets.

How to use quote tweet to add your own comments:

From Web:

1. Hover over a tweet.
2. Click the Retweet icon.
3. A pop-up will show you the tweet and a comment box.
4. Type your own comments in the Add a comment
5. Click the tweet 
6. The tweet will then be shared with your followers as a quote tweet.

From mobile apps:

1. Tap the Retweet icon.
2. Tap Quote tweet.
3. Add a comment and tap tweet.
4. The tweet will then be shared with your followers as a quote tweet.

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