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March 12, 2014 05:19 am GMT

Twitter: Photos and Videos Get More Retweets

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Twitter wants users to think "photo first" when they send a tweet, and there's a good reason why

Tweets that include photos or video links are retweeted at a much higher rate than those with text alone, according to new Twitter data. Tweets with pictures were retweeted 35% more often than text-only tweets, and tweets with video links saw a 28% increase in retweets

See also: Twitter Teaches You How to Hashtag

Imagery isn't the only way to boost your tweet's reach. Adding a quote (19%), a number or digit (17%), or a hashtag (16%) also boost retweets, the data found

Here's the interactive chart from Twitter: Read more...

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