Author(s):
Chris Messina
In 140 characters:
RT is a way of quoting or forwarding someone else's tweet, usually verbatim.
Description:
Retweeting is a simple act for replaying or copying another user's tweet and giving them credit.
Details and Use Cases:
The retweeting activity has become so widespread on Twitter that the service was altered to include the functionality natively. A special API call and interface is being developed in order to minimized "pollution" of the Twitter stream.
