The "Retweet with
comment" feature lets you showcase the original tweet in a Twitter Card,
leaving you with a full 140 characters to respond. As of now, your only
options for responding to another tweet are to reply, leaving out any
reference to the original tweet, or quote the tweet, which takes up a
lot of your 140 characters.
The
"Retweet with comment" would probably replace the "Quote the tweet"
option, which simply lets you add your two cents to the original tweet.
The
idea is that this feature would foster more conversations on Twitter,
allowing for context while not detracting from the length allotted for a
response, which users currently experience with the "Quote the tweet"
option. This way tweeters can have more space to voice their opinion
while still linking to the original tweet.
According
to TechCrunch, Twitter is currently testing out the "Retweet with
comment" feature with just a portion of its user base. Kurt Wagner of Mashable first
detected the new feature in a tweet sent by Twitter's head of
communications, Carolyn Penner. But it seems like the test goes beyond
internal with random users seeing the switch as well. Read More..
