Twitter will be changes its counting scheme for the 140-character limits starting Sept. 19 (Photo : YouTube/Complex News)
Starting Sept. 19, Twitter will now allow users to compose longer tweets from the changes it is about to implement next week. The change is expected to give more room for discussion between users.
Although the announcement from Twitter seem to increase the 140-character count for a single tweet, the company will actually be implementing the same number of characters but with a different way of counting. According to a report by The Verge, media attachments such as images, GIF files, video and polls will not be any more counted as well as quoted tweets.
Usernames will also be not counted once they are used at the beginning of replies. One vague thing about these changes is if it will all be implemented simultaneously. In his previous interview with the same publication, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said they want to encourage users to talk more often and open more conversations.
The executive added the move is the most remarkable they have ever done in the history of Twitter. He said, "This is the most notable change we've made in recent times around conversation in particular, and around giving people the full expressiveness of the 140 characters. I'm excited to see even more dialog because of this."
He also said the inclusion of usernames in the character count during conversations are not giving the people the freedom to fully express their thoughts. He added he is expecting more exchange of conversation because of the update.
It can be recalled that Twitter first held the changes early this year, saying the 140-character limit allows the tweets to fit in the SMS format. He assured users that the company will never lose its creativity and speed just because of the character count will continue to find ways to improve user experience.
It is expected the update will revolve more on the message itself and not on the attachments it contains and will even provide convenience and more concise tweets from users as it will not limit them to cut their feelings just to fit the 140 count.
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