short-form writing

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short-form writing

The limits imposed on the length of a single text message (160 characters) or a tweet (140 characters). It also refers to brief posts on Facebook and blogs. See SMS and Twitter.

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The only Twitter users who will remain at 140 characters are those who post in Japanese, Korean or Chinese, the company said.

Tweeting in 280 characters? Now you can do it, too

We asked our readers the ideal character length for a tweet and 62 per cent of people said 140 characters.

6 of 10 people unhappy with Twitter's 280 characters

The previous limit of 140 characters, which has existed since Twitter was launched in 2006, has led to "cramming" in most languages, meaning users have to edit or even leave out words to make their messages fit.

Twitter doubling character limit to 280 to relieve 'cramming' issue

Say goodbye to 140 characters and the countdown that used to appear next to your working tweets, it's all about 280 characters and a slowly filling circle now.

Twitter Will No Longer Have A 140 Character Limit

In September, Twitter had announced that it would double its character count for tweets -- from 140 characters to 280 characters -- albeit, for some of its users.

It's official! Twitter all set to double character count

We understand since many of you have been Tweeting for years, there may be an emotional attachment to 140 characters - we felt it, too.

LOOK: Netizens' best use for Twitter's 280-character count

4% of tweets in Japanese have 140 characters, which is a "considerable difference to 9% of English tweets having 140 characters", the company said.

Twitter doubles character limit; BRITAIN TODAY

Oh Nigel, how it must pain you to hold back on those 140 characters and write what you really want to say.

Ukipping bit quiet, Nigel

Sometimes there's drama when a celeb comes out, and sometimes it's said in 140 characters or less.

Something to scream about

Short But Sweet: Give students the rule of using 140 characters to write an entire story or just the introduction or character description.

Three ways to use twitter in the classroom

It's believed the micro-blogging website is currently testing a version in which the first 140 characters of the tweet can be seen with a further extension tab which would allow users to then call on the rest of the content.

TWIT TWIT TWOE; Shares plummet amid claims 10,000-character plan is on the way

Re/code says that Twitter is currently testing a version of the product in which only 140 characters of the expanded tweet are displayed along with a 'call to action' that there is additional content that is hidden.

Twitter may expand its character limit to 10,000 characters

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