More and more bloggers are now getting the beauty of “Retweet!” Tweetmeme button adding it to their blog templates. The button makes it easy to share the post on Twitter as well as rates the post in general Tweetmeme index.
Now, there’s one tip not everyone is aware of: by default Tweetmeme will use the following Tweet format:
RT @Tweetmeme Post title http://bit.ly/XXXX
So here’s the tip: make it look like people retweet you instead of Tweetmeme:
RT @yourusername Post title http://bit.ly/XXXX
To do that, simply specify the ‘tweetmeme_source’ parameter in the JavaScript of the button:
<script type="text/javascript"> tweetmeme_source = 'talktweetmeme'; </script>
More button customization options can be found in the official help guide.
In WordPress you can change the RT username to your own in the settings as well.
,Michael Martin
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Yes I agree with Michael. If you use TweetMeme Plugin for Wordpress, the option is available in the Plugin settings page.
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This is a very simple and effective way of gaining more credibility among your followers and gain new ones. Not everyone used WordPress so this is helpful for everyone. Thanks!
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What a goof find. Thank you, Ann, and thank you Michael for saving me any further grief looking at the code seeing as I installed it in a Wordpress blog.
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Really a great post.Thanks for sharing this post with us.Really a great post.Thanks for the post.
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Great post and I will have to try this to see how well it works. Thanks for sharing this with us.
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What is really interesting is that when it is tweeted, I get a moderation prompt, just like for a comment.
Is everyone getting this?
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I think this will bring more tweet to your posts. Let me give a try…
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The craze of tweeting is spread all across the blog world. And in such situation your tips for customizing tweet button on your blog is highly motivating this craze.
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Great idea! I have to agree, once more people catch on to the Re-Tweeting of information, valuable information will be able to transfer faster
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nice post but What is really interesting is that when it is tweeted, I get a moderation prompt, just like for a comment.
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Thanks for telling such a nice information. Tweetmeme button is an amazing feature. People just loving it.
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This is a very simple and effective way of gaining more credibility among your followers and gain new ones.thanks for sharing it helped me a lot.
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Great post and I will have to try this to see how well it works. Thanks for sharing this with us thanks.
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Thanks for information about Tweetmeme button in blog templates. I’ll add in my blog and share with twitter followers.
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Hi ! This is good but sometime it not count as RT. I mean to say if 20 ppl has RT my Tweet then Tweetmeme sometimes shows 12-15-16 any number not exact number. Don’t know why…..
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My search ended for inserting RT@myusernmae ended here. Thank You.
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my problem is yet to be solved I am unable to use the RT@myusername function in my theme.. any suggestions?
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Hey Ann - this is an awesome tip.I didnt know we could change the format of tweets.I was looking for some Twitter customization & I got this.Thanks!
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