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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

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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

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Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Nobody: 7:12am On Sep 27, 2017
rubbish development.

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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

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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! grin

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Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Fuadeiza(m): 7:14am On Sep 27, 2017
Okay. injustice

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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

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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.

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Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by TechPanda(m): 7:16am On Sep 27, 2017
Iamzik:
Donald Trump will be very happy about this....

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, grin grin But Here's Why Your Village People Won't Hate You If You Don't Buy The Infinix Hot 5

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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....

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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:
Donald Trump will be very happy about this....

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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! angry

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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:
Donald Trump will be very happy about this....
don't forget a certain Ben Bruce cheesy

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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:
Been on twitter almost 7 years, still never know how to use it properly
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:
Donald Trump will be very happy about this....

North Korea will hear am and Clinton also..

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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:
MBuhari go hear am too
Meanwhile
I can still type 140 characters ooo
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:
rubbish development.
Do you use Twitter?
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Omooba77: 9:15am On Sep 27, 2017
mccoy47:
Mtcheewww. Den it's no longer a tweet but an essay! angry
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:
Great for tweeters
Yes ooo
Re: Twitter Doubles Tweet Length For Some Users by Iamzik: 9:43am On Sep 27, 2017
VIPERVENOM:
don't forget a certain Ben Bruce cheesy

Hahaha

The common sense twitter senator. You got that right!

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