Comments on: Some clarification about how @replies work on Twitter

By: Look Like a Whiz on Facebook & Twitter — Art Biz Blog

Look Like a Whiz on Facebook & Twitter — Art Biz Blog — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:01:43 +0000

[...] your tweet begins with an @Name, it is seen only in the streams of people who are following both you and the @Name. This is an [...]

By: Jenni

Jenni — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:57:05 +0000

It’s actually quite confusing because of the way it’s worded in the article above.

To clarify,

You can see other people’s @name replies in tweets (without the .) IF:

- you’re following both of them
- they don’t have @name as the first thing in the tweet
- you specifically go to either of their streams.

What the article above is trying to say is that you won’t see @replies specifically in your timeline/feed unless they use the .@name. You will still be able to view them by visiting their profile or viewing more of the conversation.

By: Kim King

Kim King — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:24:25 +0000

“Sorry, but I think that information is completely wrong. Your followers can see all your public tweets (a reply is still a public tweet) UNLESS you specifically send a Direct Message. I find lots of new people to follow precisely that way – because I see an intriguing one-sided conversation so go to see what the other person is saying.”

Wow, I guess next time you’ll read before speaking. Anything a person publicly tweets is visible to everyone, however, @ replies depend entirely on whether or not you are following both parties. Not sure what about that was confusing for you. Hopefully, it’s all cleared up now.

By: doc

doc — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:24:08 +0000

Many thanks for the tips in the article as well as those who commented. Very helpful to novice like me.

By: 30 Twitter tips hath September: The limits of @replies « Birmingham Blogging Academy

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:33:48 +0000

[...] A little more on Twitter’s fairly recent change to @replies in this post. [...]

By: pavlovcantbark

pavlovcantbark — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:45:00 +0000

Great twitter tip….is that a twip? hmm.

By: Twitter-Rocket dot com » Blog Archive » Twitter Tip – Replying to Tweets

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:44:06 +0000

[...] a great tip I picked up on twitter ArtBizBlog; When you click the reply button on a tweet and get the “@username” as the first word [...]

By: Alyson Stanfield

Alyson Stanfield — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:49:40 +0000

Gay: Keep it up and keep me posted. I don’t have an answer for you. I am only recently able to follow Twitter results on my blog, so I’ll keep an eye out for them, too.

Daniel: Thanks so much for this! We need to know this stuff. I agree with Laura, too, that I prefer the other method. I also need to check out how to follow a conversation backwards.

By: Everything You Need To Know About Twitter Replies and Mentions

Everything You Need To Know About Twitter Replies and Mentions — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:59:55 +0000

[...] will regularly see people adding a . (period) before their @replies or placing some other text before the @reply to prevent it from becoming a semi-private [...]

By: Laura Tyler

Laura Tyler — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:46:57 +0000

.@replies drive me bananas. (I unfollow people who abuse them.) It’s politer and easier on the eyes , I think, to include your interlocutor’s handle in the body of your tweet.

Down with dot-ats!