Retweet requests why?
egghead1
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The celeb phenomenon that is "can I have RT?"
I can sort of understand if it s to promote an event but "My Gran's in hospital a retweet would make my day" its pointless,what thrill do peopel get out of oem celeb pressing an icon to forward their message?
"its my birthday today can I have a retweet"
I feel sorry for Kym Marsh really having lost a baby her RT requests often involve this topic.
Also fans who push their children and babies towards celebs and take a photo? Whyyyy?
I can sort of understand if it s to promote an event but "My Gran's in hospital a retweet would make my day" its pointless,what thrill do peopel get out of oem celeb pressing an icon to forward their message?
"its my birthday today can I have a retweet"
I feel sorry for Kym Marsh really having lost a baby her RT requests often involve this topic.
Also fans who push their children and babies towards celebs and take a photo? Whyyyy?
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Gain followers?
Hoping to be a Special Flake for one day?
An acknowledgement from a celebrity might make them feel they're not wasting their time and attention on said celebrity? a.k.a. "I got you to where you are now, and I can drag you back down if you ignored me"
A little taste of their favourite celebrity's world?
Seriously though, it's horrible to see some making threats - ranging from suicide to killing their pets - if their favourite celebrities don't retweet or follow them back. It's those people that need to get a grip.
When a follower makes a comment/tweet in their tweet stream that you like, there's a function that allows you to replica/retweet that comment in your own tweet stream where your followers read your comments/tweets, retweets and photos.
The interconnectivity of Twitter that allows its users to share each other's tweets and photos when not making their own tweets or replying to their followers' tweets.
It sounds complicated, but it's actually quite simple. Simple enough for one to pick it up within an hour.
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The Beginner's Guide to Twitter (Mashable).
Thanks, and it does indeed sound complicated. All I can do is echo the OP and ask, why do people do it?
Twitter is excellent for following businesses, clubs, places of interest and for getting on-the-fly transport and weather updates.
But the celebrity stuff is as appealling to me as cold vomit.