Is the fact that RT or ReTweet ?

Have you ever seen a tweet with a prefix such as "RT @ tasikisme: blackberry tips and tricks can be viewed at www.tipsblackberry.info" So what exactly is RT or retweeting?

RT or retweeting is a short in the sense of taking / copying someone Tweet on Twitter and tweet again or pass it to our followers. RT format or retweeting generally as below.

• RT @ tweple-native: the contents of the original tweet
• Retweeting @ tweple-native: the contents of the original tweet
• Retweeting @ tweple-native: the contents of the original tweet

The advantage of RT or retweeting will certainly make us more well known and could bring a follower, because people who read a RT, sometimes always curious to see the Profile of the author of that first game.

In addition, if we did RT or retweeting, we can direct our follower to someone who first spread the news or tweet. So if he (follower) less understand or want further clarification about the content of the tweet, he can simply ask the creator of the original tweet (the first), in this case we are only as intermediaries only.