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

Good news for tweeterers and love bird

Nice work

Ok

rubbish development.

please what is Twitter and what is the plural

TIme for twitter warriors to take bants and bullying to the next level!

Okay. injustice

I hope it doesn't loose its uniqueness

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.

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

Will that give me money today

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

Tell me Donald Trump is not among "some users"!

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....

Mtcheewww. Den it's no longer a tweet but an essay!

Been on twitter almost 7 years, still never know how to use it properly

e don turn Facebook be that now

Praise God

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

don't forget a certain Ben Bruce

Good news this week, Saudi lift bans, tweeter increases letters; but our government spent over $9bn to defend naira

Great for tweeters

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.

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

North Korea will hear am and Clinton also..

MBuhari go hear am too
Meanwhile
I can still type 140 characters ooo

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.

Goodnews for Trump and Senator Bruce.

Hmmm

Evaberry:
rubbish development.

Do you use Twitter?

mccoy47:
Mtcheewww. Den it's no longer a tweet but an essay!

It will be very sweet and you can express yourself further.

medolab90:
Great for tweeters

Yes ooo

VIPERVENOM:
don't forget a certain Ben Bruce

Hahaha

The common sense twitter senator. You got that right!