Why people retweet
Retweeting is not a universally adopted practice on Twitter and those who do retweet are not necessarily representative of all types of Twitter users. There are many different incentives for using Twitter [12] and those who are using Twitter for “daily chatter” are less likely to be retweeting than those who are trying to engage in conversations or share information. Yet, among the subpopulation that does retweet, there are diverse motivations for doing so. A non-exhaustive list of motivations based on responses to @zephoria’s questions include: