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Thoughts on twitter attribution

via      Used when attributing link/tweet/idea to others, 
         but attributing tweet either quoted from 
         linked work (not tweet) or originally written. 
         Attribution in form of twitter username 
         or full real name.
         
         Links gathered from twitter users to *their own*
         blog or site do not require via. This
         constitutes an original 'discovery' of
         the link.

RT       Used when copying tweet verbatim from
         another twitter user. Attribution in form
         of twitter username. Truncation is allowed,
         though use of brackets encouraged if done.
         
         When adding your own comments, do so before the
         `RT` delimiter. Everything after RT @username is 
         considered a direct quotation.

Quotes   Quotes can be attributed with standard em-dash
         style, *or*, if it is a direct quote from an 
         article, a raw link can stand in as a reference.
         In these cases, it is advisable but not 
         required to enclose quote in quotation marks.