Twitter Is Testing a Way to Let Users Write More Than 280 Characters in One Post
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital EditorGood news for verbose Twitter users: The social network is testing out a new feature that will let people go over the 280-character limit in a single piece of content.With the new feature, called Notes, users can include text — up to 2,500 words — as well as photos, videos and GIFs in posts that can be written, published and shared on Twitter.
The Note card will show up in the Twitter timeline as a tweet that contains a preview of what’s in the longer post.The company said it has launched a public test of Notes with a small group of writers from the U.S., U.K., Canada and Ghana, according to a company rep. “We’re currently running a closed test with a small group of writers who will help us learn how best to support people who come to write on Twitter,” the company said.
No word yet from Elon Musk — the multibillionaire whose $44 billion takeover bid for Twitter remains pending — thinks of the new feature yet.
But he’s floated a range of ideas for new Twitter features, including authenticating everyone on the platform and charging companies a fee to use the service.Originally, Twitter posts were capped at 140 characters, designed to fit into the official limit for SMS text messages on mobile phones.
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