Twitter May Soon Let You Write 2,000-Word Tweets

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Tweets that are 10,000 characters long? Could you imagine trying to read a 2,000 word tweet?

The San Francisco company is apparently exploring different tweet lengths that go well beyond the 140-character limit that's been the hallmark of the 10-year-old microblogging service. Twitter is currently looking at capping tweets at 10,000 characters (or about 2,000 words), though that could change, according to a Tuesday report from Recode, which cites multiple people familiar with the plans.
 
Mut1ny said:
Ehhhh isn't short messages what Twitter is about?
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Yes, so short that they can't possibly convey anything useful. They're treading a dangerous line here, what if they make Twitter a useful communications platform?
 
Quix said:
Yes, so short that they can't possibly convey anything useful. They're treading a dangerous line here, what if they make Twitter a useful communications platform?
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Then it becomes like any other social network and doesn't have its niche anymore.
 
People who post really long tweets usually do so in image form (Example). I guess allowing more text would not hurt, but it's up to Twitter.
 
If it ain't broke...

Might as well change their name to Babble or Ramble at that point.
 
I could see maybe a little longer, but after awhile like others said they are moving away from what the platform is and turn it into tumblr instead.
 
hmm, they should have a way of posting longer tweets but have it limited somehow. Twitter is all about being short messages
 
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