Twitter turns 10, set to keep 140-character limit
Today, Twitter is celebrating its 10th birthday. The journey which started on March 21, 2006 with a single tweet has now embraced over 300 million active users. The micro blogging site made a thank you note in exactly 140 characters, as if confirming that it will keep its character limit.
Starting in __ on 3/21 and moving across the _, we thank you for 10 incredible years.
— Twitter (@twitter) March 20, 2016
Love, Twitter#LoveTwitterhttps://t.co/pH4WWdgK6q
This could be a confirmation that Twitter would continue with its unique 140-character limit.
“As we mark this milestone, it’s you we want to celebrate,” Twitter told its social media users.
“Throughout the years, you’ve made Twitter what it is today and you’re shaping what it will be in the future,” reads the post.
Starting from Sydney to its headquarters in San Francisco, each of the global offices of Twitter will celebrate the 10th anniversary by showing “appreciation and gratitude.”
“Thank you for making history, driving change, lifting each other up and laughing together every day,” the post further read.
One of the trademark features of the micro blogging site has been its 140-character limit. There were rumours that Twitter may abandon the feature in near future.
Last week, Jack Dorsey Chief Executive, Twitter confirmed that it will continue with the character limits as help users to come up with to the point and strong statements. According to Dorsey, it is “beautiful constraint” for Twitter.
The 140-character limit makes Twitter unique and it “will never lose that feeling. ”
In January, Re/code reported that Twitter is working on a new feature which will enable users to post tweets as long as 10,000 characters. The report also mentioned that Twitter is planning to add more content without disturbing the current user engagement of the website. Longer tweets could reduce the probability of reading them.
