Twitter may allow a 10k character limit, tweeters aren't feeling it Live
Reports say Twitter may increase its character limit from 140 to 10,000, which is obviously a big change from the service's beginnings. The technology news and analysis site Re/code says the company is shooting for a launch date towards the end of the first quarter of 2016.
Apparently Twitter is testing a version of the product now, where tweets appear normally but with a button to click if you want to read tweets longer than 140 characters. So timelines may look the same, but users can choose to expand tweets if they are longer.
According to the Re/code article, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has been trying to get more users through new updates, like the new "moments" summaries. But this possible new update has media members embracing the current character limit, including our own photojournalist Robert Cohen.
And other users echoed the media's feelings.
Even Darth Vader chimed in.
According to The Guardian, the stock market felt the same way. The company's shares fell more than 2% after the news. If Twitter wanted quick feedback, they definitely got it.
Apparently Twitter is testing a version of the product now, where tweets appear normally but with a button to click if you want to read tweets longer than 140 characters. So timelines may look the same, but users can choose to expand tweets if they are longer.
According to the Re/code article, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has been trying to get more users through new updates, like the new "moments" summaries. But this possible new update has media members embracing the current character limit, including our own photojournalist Robert Cohen.
1:23 PM - 05 Jan 2016
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140 is part of the fabric of Twitter. Being allowed only so much to say is its power in this world of immediacy.
12:57 PM - 05 Jan 2016
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The problem with Twitter isn't that it limits users' thoughts to 140 characters. It's that it counts images and links towards that limit.
1:14 PM - 05 Jan 2016
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1:05 PM - 05 Jan 2016
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only thing sillier than being verified in 140 character twitter is being verified in 10,000 character twitter
1:01 PM - 05 Jan 2016
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And other users echoed the media's feelings.
Everyone: "Give us an edit button."
Twitter: "Get rid of favorites, backgrounds, organized timelines, and the character limit? Gotcha."
1:24 PM - 05 Jan 2016
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1:16 PM - 05 Jan 2016
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1:02 PM - 05 Jan 2016
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Even Darth Vader chimed in.
Twitter might kill its 140 character limit and allow 10,000 characters in an attempt to be more like Game of Thrones.
12:49 PM - 05 Jan 2016
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According to The Guardian, the stock market felt the same way. The company's shares fell more than 2% after the news. If Twitter wanted quick feedback, they definitely got it.
