Twitter recently made a change where you will not see any tweets from folks you follow if they start with a @username that you are also not following.
This means that if you start a tweet with @username, only your followers that are also following @username will see it the tweet.
Personally, I like the feature. But some folks don’t. So here’s how you can easily get around it:
When replying to someone, don’t start your tweet with @username.
What I typically have always done when replying to other tweets is:
1. retweet, which copies their tweet.
2. edit out all the extraneous stuff but leave the beef of their tweet.
3. add my reply to the start of their tweet.
So for example.
I’m following @davekozuki.
He sent out this tweet: Building stats module for @teamcoupon
I replied with this: How’s your deal coming along? @davekozuki: Building stats module for @teamcoupon
Therefore all my followers saw it.
Try it!
I said “tyranny of MINORITY” R…
/in tweetsI said “tyranny of MINORITY” RT @HawaiiSEO: Tyranny of the majority seems to be the case in the civil union situation.
Don’t like the twitter change …
/in tweetsDon’t like the twitter change about the @reply handling? Here’s the workaround http://bit.ly/1a7YcL
Blog post on how to get around…
/in tweetsBlog post on how to get around the @reply change. http://bit.ly/1a7YcL RT @AlohaArleen: PK receives Geek Fix Award resolving #fixreplies
How’s your deal coming along? …
/in tweetsHow’s your deal coming along? @davekozuki: Building stats module for @teamcoupon
for U.S. starts w/ Constitutio…
/in tweetsfor U.S. starts w/ Constitution and goes from there. RT @HawaiiSEO Who should have the legal authority to draw that line for us? Why?
ah ha! that begs “where do you…
/in tweetsah ha! that begs “where do you get your values from” question. meaning… RT @HawaiiSEO “Key is must draw it somewhere.” Who decides that?
if you don’t want you’re @ rep…
/in tweetsif you don’t want you’re @ replies screened, don’t start a tweet with @
it’s because you don’t see mos…
/in tweetsit’s because you don’t see most replies RT @AlohaArleen: Twitter is unusually slow tonight.
Key is must draw it somewhere….
/in tweetsKey is must draw it somewhere. some say fine as-is. RT @HawaiiSEO: Where do we draw the line with tolerance, equality & human rights?