There are probably some users who look back on their Twitter timeline from time to time and think about just how funny, witty and amazing their tweets are. If only their followers saw that hilarous tweet at that moment it was posted it would have surely been liked and retweeted so many more times.
Now users can pull a Kanye and show the world that they believe they are best — at least when it comes to crafting tweets — by being able to show some love to themselves on the social network.
Twitter announced on Tuesday that users can now retweet or quote tweet themselves.
Perfect for when a user composes a tweet so good they want to send it again, or just in case their followers missed it the first time, this new feature allows them to share an oldie but goodie 140 character message again.
Now you can easily Retweet or Quote Tweet yourself with just a few taps. Pick an old favorite and give it a try! https://t.co/bUj4ezQNOJ
— Twitter (@twitter) June 14, 2016
The retweet button was previously unavailable for users to tap or click on their own tweets. This could only be done on tweets from other accounts. But now the feature is available both on the desktop versions and after updating the mobile app.
The self retweet functionality works the same way a traditional retweet does. Click or tap on the arrow icon and a window will pop-up that allows the user to simply share the tweet again or quote it by adding a comment.
Although it may sound silly, users may like the fact that they can add new thoughts on something they previously tweeted that is relevant again, or can get more eyes on tweets that mattered to them but was now hidden underneath other retweets and random thoughts. Then again, maybe the user just wants to say whatever it was again because the first time just wasn't enough to get their point across. Either way, users can now bring back their favorite tweets.
Other users should just prepare themselves for others potentially self promoting like crazy.
This self-retweet feature is part of series of new updates Twitter announced last month. In that announcement, the social network revealed that @names and media attachments will not count toward the 140 character limit, and a period will no longer be needed before the "@" when mentioning a user.
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