Twitter looking to expand tweets past 140 characters?

Twitter are exploring ways to evolve their service, more specifically by considering a format that would allow tweets to be longer than the standard 140 characters.

Plans to reform the original SMS style of the website have been discussed by not only company chiefs but users of Twitter for a number of years.

Many people using Twitter have complained about the 140 character cap on tweet length, whereas other social media sites like Instagram and Facebook allow for more freedom.

On the other hand, it could be argued that Twitter's defining feature is its short messaging service. Gaming journalistm is just one of the industries that have really flourished by promoting stories on Twitter, and has even encouraged journalists to write more concise headlines.

Simply, there are a lot of positives and negatives to SMS communication. Twitter is so recognizable because of this, but will the company change its stripes?

The interim CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has been pretty supportive of change for the company's format after the company lifted the 140 character limit on direct messages this June. Dorsey's enthusiasm for change has galvanized many of Twitter's workers and has encouraged the debate of evolution in the last few months.

“People have been very precious at Twitter about what Twitter can be and how much it can be evolved,” said one senior Twitter employee. “Having Jack come in and say it’s okay makes all the difference in the world.”

Many users will be glad to know that Twitter are considering stretching its boundaries; however, there is one other consideration. You may have noticed that Twitter recently introduced advertised tweets in the last few months or so. It could well be the case that advertisers are asking for more of a reach on Twitter, hence the company looking to lift text caps.

140 characters just isn't enough for some people and Twitter are considering their options at the moment. Moving forward the Twitter service might evolve somewhat, but where lifting the cap is concerned we would guess that it is pretty unlikely to happen any time soon.

Although, we wouldn't rule out a few small tweaks. For example, Twitter might not count the characters of hashtags and links towards the overall 140 total; however, nothing has been confirmed as of yet.

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