Facebook introduced a re-tweet like feature. Did you notice? Before when you shared something on Facebook (eg: links or photos), Facebook wouldn’t show it as [via First name]. Now every time you share something, Facebook adds the credit to the share, just like the Retweet feature on Twitter.
What is Re-tweet?
Re-tweet is basically an easy way of sharing links and information and leaving a link back to the author\sharer, who shared the information …Also, Retweet on the other hand means, they are giving you a “thanks for the information” in social media lingo :).
This is a popular feature on twitter and now it’s now available on Facebook too. The re-tweet (share) links will now include the words “Via [First Last Name]” on your Facebook news feed.
If you are thinking about the Facebook privacy settings – Assuming that a single link has been shared by a user who does not allow everyone to view the FB profile then the info is hidden and not shown to all users. But if you’ve set your profile as public, then the information will be shared with everyone that you’ve connected to on Facebook.
Also, Facebook gives you an option to remove the Retweet info from the share light box. If you choose not use “Via [First Last Name]” just click on remove from the share lightbox :). Cool eh?
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