Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and in social media circles, that means retweeting somebody’s content.

But what do you do when you check your Twitter mentions (@PublicityHound, below your photo)  every day and see that, say, more than a dozen people—or two dozen, or three dozen—have retweeted your content during the last 24 hours?

I’ve noticed fewer people thanking me recently, and I haven’t taken the time to thank people for sharing my stuff either.

Would you thank 36 people, one by one? Or does that just add to the noise?

Is your time better spent gathering more interesting content to share? Does it bug you when you read a slew of “Thanks for the RT” messages from people whose content you’ve RT’d?

Or do all those thank-yous make your day?

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