Beware "retweet with comment"

Twitter now gives you an option to add a comment when you retweet, but that means your retweet may or may not display as expected. [next]

Here's how it looks in Twitter: 


Here's how it looks embedded; the retweeted item is now just a link:


Additional comments:

I prefer the Classic Retweet extension as the solution to this problem; that's coming in the next slide!

I also use the #LRT hashtag, which stands for "last retweet," letting people know that your current tweet is your comment on a previous tweet. You can even include a link to that previous tweet if you want; I explain about Twitter URLs in an upcoming slide too.

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