Comments on: What’s in a Retweet? The Data Behind Viral Messaging on Twitter

By: Increasing the Influence of Brands on Twitter » Leo Burnett Blog - Leo Burnett Worldwide

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:25:23 +0000

[...] from the list of influential users contained a shortened link from a service like bit.ly. And according to Dan Zarella, nearly 70% of retweets are posts that contain a [...]

By: 5 tips om veel retweets te krijgen op Twitter | b2bcontact.nl

5 tips om veel retweets te krijgen op Twitter | b2bcontact.nl — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:08:25 +0000

[...] Dan Zarella is een expert op marketing en social media gebied en heeft in zijn blog de onderstaande 5 tips beschreven die het resultaat vormen van zijn praktijkonderzoek. [...]

By: 3 Ways To Easily Go Viral On Twitter | Twitter Tips And Updates From Buffer

3 Ways To Easily Go Viral On Twitter | Twitter Tips And Updates From Buffer — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:28:18 +0000

[...] conducted by both the HubSpot blog and Dan Zarrella conclusively show that retweeted posts contain the word “Please” over 5 times as often [...]

By: 5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter « alliepouliot

5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter « alliepouliot — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:58:24 +0000

[...] research has shown that the word “please” occurs in ReTweets far more often than it occurs in other [...]

By: Mad Men Men Men | MorganMack

Mad Men Men Men | MorganMack — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:48:38 +0000

[...] research has shown that the word “please” occurs in ReTweets far more often than it occurs in other [...]

By: Say ‘please’ – 5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter [03Apr10] | The Book

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:04:47 +0000

[...] research has shown that the word “please” occurs in ReTweets far more often than it occurs in [...]

By: Choosing the correct time to blog and tweet « Vincenzo Vecchio

Choosing the correct time to blog and tweet « Vincenzo Vecchio — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:26:00 +0000

[...] studies show that posts on Facebook are more often shared between 9.00 AM and 10.00 AM. Also, it seems like there are more chances of your message to be re-tweeted in the early afternoon, from 1.00 PM to [...]

By: 5 secrets to going viral on twitter « blackstag

5 secrets to going viral on twitter « blackstag — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:59:37 +0000

[...] My research has shown that the word “please” occurs in ReTweets far more often than it occurs in other Tweets. A quick look at the text of the most ReTweeted Tweets in my ReTweet mapper shows that the explicit “please ReTweet” is the most common call to action and occurs in a large number of ReTweeted messages. In the interest of brevity it typically comes in the form of “please RT;” again, when your message is ReTweeted by a new user, they are in effect asking their followers to ReTweet it for them. [...]

By: Eight Top Tips for Organizations New to Twitter: Part II – The Two “Rs” of Twitter :: Giv.to Blog

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:13:28 +0000

[...] How to: To be direct, append a tweet with «Please RT!,» «RT Plz,» or a similar call to action. Saying “please” has a big payoff. [...]

By: 5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter

5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:16:50 +0000

By: Ford Spares

Ford Spares — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:43:00 +0000

Nice set data on retweets you have there Dan.. This is the proof if your tweet is interesting it might get retweeted.

By: 5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter | Copyblogger

5 Steps to Going Viral on Twitter | Copyblogger — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:22:28 +0000

[...] research has shown that the word “please” occurs in ReTweets far more often than it occurs in [...]

By: Turon at Lugaw

Turon at Lugaw — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:03:19 +0000

This is very interesting, Dan. I'm very interested to know how and where you got your data.

By: Saurabh Sahni — What is your retweet rank?

Saurabh Sahni — What is your retweet rank? — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:32:40 +0000

[...] are great indication of the originator’s topical influence and the audience’s interest. Recently, after reading a post [...]

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college essay — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:45:31 +0000

RT is simpler; that explains its popularity. this really shows how people take control of one part of technology. social media is a great driver of people's participation

By: The Science of ReTweets

The Science of ReTweets — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:34:30 +0000

[...] Earlier data I analyzed hinted at two of these trends; calls to action (and polite ones at that) and the tendency to use ReTweeted to spread external content. [...]

By: » Ten Ways to Get Re-Tweeted - New England Social Media

» Ten Ways to Get Re-Tweeted - New England Social Media — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:17:58 +0000

[...] Tweet at the Right Time. Dan’s discovered that retweeting grows steadily during the course of the weekday and is heaviest after 3pm EST. He [...]

By: media buying

media buying — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:24:25 +0000

Interesting info, I wonder if advertisers take this into account when doing media buying on social networks.

By: media buying

media buying — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:24:25 +0000

Interesting info, I wonder if advertisers take this into account when doing media buying on social networks.

By: scottfasser

scottfasser — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:48:49 +0000

Hi Dan, interesting data. I'd be interested to know the avg number of RT's per tweet or how many tweets generate a RT.