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Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Omooba77: 6:06am On Sep 27, 2017 |
If brevity is the soul of wit, Twitter is about to get a lot less clever. For the first time in history, Twitter(TWTR, Tech30) is changing its character limit. The service announced on Tuesday it is doubling its character count for tweets -- from 140 characters to 280 characters -- for some of its users. The test group will include those who tweet in certain languages, including English, Spanish and Portuguese. Twitter cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey has hinted at expanding the character limit before. Earlier this year, Twitter removed user handles -- a person's Twitter name preceded by the @ sign -- from replies to tweets, instead linking them in text above the tweet. Twitter says it hopes people will embrace the change. But considering the move strays from its core design, it's likely to cause some backlash. The decision to limit the tweet character to 140 stems from text messaging. SMS messages are capped at 160 characters before they're split in two texts. Dorsey has said founders wanted tweets to be able to fit in a text message: 140 characters for the tweet, and 20 characters for the username. http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/26/technology/business 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Omooba77: 6:56am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Good news for tweeterers and love bird |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by pillowTalk(f): 7:12am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Nice work |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by YomzzyDBlogger: 7:12am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Ok 2 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Nobody: 7:12am On Sep 27, 2017 |
rubbish development. 9 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by MustiizRaja(m): 7:13am On Sep 27, 2017 |
please what is Twitter
and what is the plural 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Turks: 7:13am On Sep 27, 2017 |
TIme for twitter warriors to take bants and bullying to the next level! ![]() 12 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Fuadeiza(m): 7:14am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Okay. injustice 2 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Cutezt(m): 7:14am On Sep 27, 2017 |
I hope it doesn't loose its uniqueness 7 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by abescom: 7:15am On Sep 27, 2017 |
This is very good news for people like me who are heavy twitter users and don't have their intelligence tied to twitter. Twitter makes one creative truly but if you are intelligent, you are intelligent, with or without twitter. 8 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by TechPanda(m): 7:16am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Iamzik: Lol.. That guy is always tweeting! You love Twitter and you use Infinix? I suppose you must have heard of the Infinix Hot 5.... Am not selling one, ![]() ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by modaink333: 7:16am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Will that give me money today |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Iamzik: 7:16am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Donald Trump will be very happy about this.... 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by unqombothi(f): 7:24am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Tell me Donald Trump is not among "some users"! |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by BIGTinfotech: 7:25am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Lol...the dude Has really patronised them, giving them free publicity from the oval office. I won't be surprised if they considered him before reaching this decision. Iamzik: 2 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by mccoy47(m): 7:26am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Mtcheewww. Den it's no longer a tweet but an essay! ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Abayor7: 7:29am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Been on twitter almost 7 years, still never know how to use it properly |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Elslim: 7:30am On Sep 27, 2017 |
e don turn Facebook be that now |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Amosjaj(m): 7:34am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Praise God |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by VIPERVENOM(m): 7:34am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Iamzik:don't forget a certain Ben Bruce ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Omooba77: 7:43am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Good news this week, Saudi lift bans, tweeter increases letters; but our government spent over $9bn to defend naira |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by medolab90(m): 8:03am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Great for tweeters |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Omooba77: 8:04am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Abayor7:It took me time too, but I enjoy it now more than any social media. |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Omooba77: 8:05am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Iamzik: North Korea will hear am and Clinton also.. 2 Likes |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Nobody: 8:12am On Sep 27, 2017 |
MBuhari go hear am too Meanwhile I can still type 140 characters ooo |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Omooba77: 8:17am On Sep 27, 2017 |
TsaTrinity:It has not been effected; I guess you will need to update the app. |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by MissingBudget: 8:36am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Goodnews for Trump and Senator Bruce. |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Sibe007(m): 8:51am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Hmmm |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Kufie(m): 9:04am On Sep 27, 2017 |
Evaberry:Do you use Twitter? |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Omooba77: 9:15am On Sep 27, 2017 |
mccoy47:It will be very sweet and you can express yourself further. |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Omooba77: 9:15am On Sep 27, 2017 |
medolab90:Yes ooo |
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Iamzik: 9:43am On Sep 27, 2017 |
VIPERVENOM: Hahaha The common sense twitter senator. You got that right! |
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