Should Twitter Extend the 140 Character Limit?(awdp.org)
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Should Twitter Extend the 140 Character Limit?
http://www.awdp.org/articles/334/Tweeting-for-Business---Should-Twitter-Extend-the-140-Character-Limit?
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The maximum length should be 160 characters, not 140. When SMS was developed, research was done to show that 160 characters provided enough space to communicate most short messages [1]. Less characters were shown to be too tight. Unfortunately, Twitter, built on top of SMS, had to clip 20 characters for the username.
Of course, that's just for short text messages. Maybe embedding in hyperlinks, pictures, music, and video doesn't need the same constraints.
[1] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/05/invented-...
Of course, that's just for short text messages. Maybe embedding in hyperlinks, pictures, music, and video doesn't need the same constraints.
[1] http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/05/invented-...
As Mark Twain once said: "I apologize about the length of this letter, I didn't have time to write a short one"
Extending the limit would just make people sloppy.
Extending the limit would just make people sloppy.
nope
I think it should have a maximum length for the links in tweet, but not count them in length of tweet.
*Maximum length for the links so that users don't abuse it.
*Maximum length for the links so that users don't abuse it.
I agree, not being forced to use URL-shorteners would be wonderful.
I think 140 characters is a bit short for English, but I do not think that 280 characters would give us better content in the long run either.
I think 140 characters is a bit short for English, but I do not think that 280 characters would give us better content in the long run either.
There is not even a decent link shortener in twitter.com
What makes t.co non-decent?
I think what he meant, is twitter does not have an embedded link shorterner on the site but only if content is submitted via external links. Like HootSuite when submitting to FB or Twitter you can shorten a link while submitting the content. That would be a very welcomed feature for twitter in the long run.
Ah, I see. Yeah, I agree; I'd like to see t.co better integrated into the normal web UI, not just the link-sharing interface (twitter.com/share?url=...).
Given that eliminating the limit entirely seems like the wrong answer, I also don't think it makes sense to extend the 140 character limit to something marginally longer; that just seems like pointless churn that would break the expectations of various tools that interact with Twitter and other microblogging services.