Last week, Twitter announced it will now allow the majority of users the ability to tweet up to 280-characters. The platform’s decision to increase its character limit has given users an opportunity to express themselves more than ever before. And boy, did they ever.
Our community had mixed reactions.
Some marketers were excited about the idea of not having to edit content to meet the original 140-character limit.
I’m a fan of the increase, but I don’t want #marketers to forget that simple and concise content is still the ideal format for engaging users on the Twitter platform.
— Hutton Jackson (@HuttonJackson) November 8, 2017
It’s amazing, to me, how short 140 always felt, and how unbelievably too much #280characters seem to be, though I do like the extra room for poems and #haiku. #CMWorld
My Dear Twitter Friend You’ve Grown to be Two-Eight-Oh Jury is still out — Jeff Reno(e) (@Renoe) November 8, 2017
It is a good idea. Although it may result in hashtag stuffing.
— Yogesh Jain (@mrjainyogesh) November 8, 2017
It’s about time! So often I’ve had to change or shrink the meaning of what I’m saying because 140 wasn’t quite enough.
— Joe Pairman (@joepairman) November 8, 2017
We humans do not like change, but we are also adaptable. Simplicity and brevity are always good, but sometimes I felt that I needed more space to complete my toughts. Therefore, I think this is a good change and eventually people will get use it. #280characters
— Martin Moncayo (@m_moncayo17) November 8, 2017
I’ve always struggled to get my messages across, especially when including tags and relevant usernames when replying or mentioning a specific user. The new limit makes that sooooooo much easier!
— Hestie BG (@HestieBG) November 10, 2017
While other marketers thought 280 characters are just too much.
I would’ve liked the character limit to stay at 140. I felt the limit was an…
