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What are @replies and mentions?
2009-11-19T17:13:01-08:00
<h2>What is an @ Reply?</h2>
<h4>An @reply is any Twitter update that begins with @username</h4>
<p>People say lots of things on Twitter, and sometimes you want to say
something back. In fact, early Twitter folks wanted to talk to each
other so badly that they started using the @+username+message to
designate their message as a reply to another person.</p>
<ul>
</ul>
<p><img src="/attachments/422088" border="0" alt="Twitter___Nikete___maureen_Home_Is_Where_the_...-1.jpg" /></p>
<p>Since people loved using it so much, we made it an official feature. You can start a tweet with @username and it will appear in the person's replies tab. You can also reply directly from someone's tweet: every update has a curved arrow, just click it to and we'll automatically add @username to your next tweet. Now you can send a reply to the author of any tweet just by clicking a button!</p>
<p> </p>
<h2>What is a mention?</h2>
<h4>A mention is any Twitter update that contains @username in the body of the tweet. </h4>
<p>We noticed people frequently searching for their user name (@username)
to find the tweets that mention their user name anywhere in the tweet, rather than just the beginning. We've decided to make it easier, and include mentions under the replies tab. If you include more than one person in your update and you use the @username format, that person will also see the update in their replies tab.</p>
<p><img src="/attachments/422097" border="0" alt="Twitter___Kevin_Cheng__Happy_birthday_to__rk_and_....jpg" /></p>
<p>Both @rk and @yahooza will see Kevin's update in their replies tabs.</p>
<p> </p>
<h2>How do replies and mentions work?</h2>
<p>All tweets containing @username are collected for you, accessible by a link in your sidebar. Click on your user name to see all replies made to you, and mentions of your user name.</p>
<p><img src="/attachments/422139" border="0" alt="Twitter____krissy.jpg" /></p>
<p> </p>
<ol> </ol>
<p>Replies and mentions must use the user name in order to appear in the original person's replies tab. All replies and mentions will appear excepting replies from people you've blocked. </p>
<p><br />Please note:</p>
<ul>
<li>People will only see replies in their home time line if they are following both the sender and recipient of the update. </li>
<li>People with protected accounts cannot send replies to people who aren't following them, and mentions won't be seen by non-followers either.<br /></li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Looking for information about direct messages (DMs)? <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/14606" target="_self" title="What is direct messaging (DM)?">Click here</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<h2>What is an @ Reply?</h2>
<h4>An @reply is any Twitter update that begins with @username</h4>
<p>People say lots of things on Twitter, and sometimes you want to say
something back. In fact, early Twitter folks wanted to talk to each
other so badly that they started using the @+username+message to
designate their message as a reply to another person.</p>
<ul>
</ul>
<p><img src="/attachments/422088" border="0" alt="Twitter___Nikete___maureen_Home_Is_Where_the_...-1.jpg" /></p>
<p>Since people loved using it so much, we made it an official feature. You can start a tweet with @username and it will appear in the person's replies tab. You can also reply directly from someone's tweet: every update has a curved arrow, just click it to and we'll automatically add @username to your next tweet. Now you can send a reply to the author of any tweet just by clicking a button!</p>
<p> </p>
<h2>What is a mention?</h2>
<h4>A mention is any Twitter update that contains @username in the body of the tweet. </h4>
<p>We noticed people frequently searching for their user name (@username)
to find the tweets that mention their user name anywhere in the tweet, rather than just the beginning. We've decided to make it easier, and include mentions under the replies tab. If you include more than one person in your update and you use the @username format, that person will also see the update in their replies tab.</p>
<p><img src="/attachments/422097" border="0" alt="Twitter___Kevin_Cheng__Happy_birthday_to__rk_and_....jpg" /></p>
<p>Both @rk and @yahooza will see Kevin's update in their replies tabs.</p>
<p> </p>
<h2>How do replies and mentions work?</h2>
<p>All tweets containing @username are collected for you, accessible by a link in your sidebar. Click on your user name to see all replies made to you, and mentions of your user name.</p>
<p><img src="/attachments/422139" border="0" alt="Twitter____krissy.jpg" /></p>
<p> </p>
<ol> </ol>
<p>Replies and mentions must use the user name in order to appear in the original person's replies tab. All replies and mentions will appear excepting replies from people you've blocked. </p>
<p><br />Please note:</p>
<ul>
<li>People will only see replies in their home time line if they are following both the sender and recipient of the update. </li>
<li>People with protected accounts cannot send replies to people who aren't following them, and mentions won't be seen by non-followers either.<br /></li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>Looking for information about direct messages (DMs)? <a href="http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/entries/14606" title="What is direct messaging (DM)?" target="_self">Click here</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
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