Regain a Long-Missed Twitter Feature With Classic Retweet
Today's Best Tech Deals
Picked by PCWorld's Editors
Top Deals On Great Products
Picked by Techconnect's Editors
-
Generic Company Place Holder Classic Retweet
Change is never easy, especially when it's one of your favorite services making the changes--and forcing them on you. But, if you're one of the many Twitter users still lamenting the loss of the old-style retweets in the new Twitter, you don't need to be sad any longer. Classic Retweet, a simple Firefox add-on and Google Chrome extension, can return you to the glory days of Twitter's retweet feature, allowing you to append your pithy comments to everything you retweet
Using Classic Retweet is a lot like using Twitter's own Retweet feature: Clicking it brings up a pop-up where you can see the item you're about to retweet. But the similarity between the two ends there. Classic Retweet lets you edit the text you're about to retweet, adding your own thoughts on it. In fact, Classic Retweet actually forces you to make changes to the text: I found that it wouldn't let me post any retweets until I made some sort of change to the text, even if it was just deleting a space. Twitter's own retweet feature does not allow you to change the text at all, instead using it means you are simply forwarding the original tweet to your own followers.
Another key difference: When your Classic Retweets are posted, they are done in the style of Old Twitter. That means that your Classic Retweets include "RT @username" at the beginning of the tweet, which links back to the original composer of the tweet, alerting them to the fact that they've been retweeted. In the new style of retweets, the tweet simply posts on your own Timeline as is, with a tag underneath that says you retweeted it.
The best part about Classic Retweet is that it doesn't preclude you from using Twitter's own retweet feature: The two options exist, side by side. You can install Classic Retweet to your browser and use it whenever you see fit. Change has never been so easy.
Note: The Download button takes you to the vendor's site, where you can download the latest version of the software.
--Liane Cassavoy
Coupon Codes
-
Doordash Promo Code
Save 50% on Baskin Robbins with this DoorDash coupon code
-
H&R Block coupon
H&R Block Promotion: Up to 60% off New Tax Software
-
Dell Coupon code
Extra $200 off on select Business PCs at Dell
-
Eastbay Promo Code
15% off $99 with Eastbay promo code
-
AT&T Wireless Promo Code
$700 off motorola razr
-
Rosetta Stone Promo Code
$84 off 12-months Unlimited Languages