New Changes to the Twitter Character Limit
By Jennifer Henderson Last week, a big announcement was made about changes to the Twitter character limit: Say more about what's happening! Rolling out now: photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and Quote Tweets no longer count toward your 140 characters. — Twitter (@twitter) September 19, 2016 Any media attached to a Tweet will no longer count as part of the 140 characters (images, videos, etc., previously counted for 23 characters). I was thrilled by this news because many times I've carefully crafted a 140-character Tweet only to find that the image I wanted to use with it bumped the tweet over the limit. This can be frustrating, especially when it's already a challenge to say all you want to say in just 140 characters. According to Fortune, this is just one of the changes Twitter is considering. For…
