This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. Sarah Frier, reporting for Bloomberg, that Twitter will no longer be counting images or links in their 140-character limit: The change could happen in the next two weeks, said the person who asked not to be named because the decision isn’t yet public. Links currently take up 23 characters, even after Twitter automatically shortens them. The company declined to comment. Good, finally, still feels like a half-measure. Expand - View Original
If I were still a heavy twitter user I'd be more excited, but I basically only use fb randomly these days and that's it.
do people genuinely want the 140 limit increased? Twitter has become terrible enough, we don't need to give people/"brands" more space for their garbage!