{"id":3827,"date":"2016-10-11T16:54:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T16:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postcron.com\/en\/blog\/?p=3827"},"modified":"2019-09-11T19:53:04","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T19:53:04","slug":"twitter-update-richer-conversations-twitter-character-limit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postcron.com\/en\/blog\/twitter-update-richer-conversations-twitter-character-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Twitter Update That Allows You To Share Richer Conversations. Write Longer Tweets with the New Twitter Character Limit."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.postcron.com\/blog-en\/2016\/10\/Twitter-character-limit-Postcron-EN.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3838\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.postcron.com\/blog-en\/2016\/10\/Twitter-character-limit-Postcron-EN.jpg\" alt=\"Twitter-character-limit-Postcron-EN\" width=\"523\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After several weeks of waiting, the latest <strong><em>Twitter update <\/em><\/strong>is available, which lets you <strong><em>share tweets enriched with images, videos or links, without decreasing the quantity of Twitter character limit that you have<\/em><\/strong> to write your <em>tweet<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>With this change, <strong>Twitter \u201crelaxes\u201d for the first time its method of counting\u00a0<strong><em>character<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0offered as a maximum extension per <em>tweet<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(the usual <strong>Twitter\u00a0<em>character limit of\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u201c140 characters\u201d<\/em><\/strong><em>)<\/em>. As a result, your posts on the micro blogging network can be much more \u201cnutritious\u201d in terms of information.<\/p>\n<h2>How can you take advantage of Twitter updates in order to modify the use of the Twitter\u00a0<strong>character limit<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n<p>Now you can finally enjoy this<strong> Twitter update<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><em>in order to write much richer tweets<\/em><\/strong>, below we explain\u00a0<strong>what aspects to take advantage of in these changes <\/strong>to account for these characters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tweets With Multimedia Elements: <\/strong>Because of this update you can <strong><strong>add images, videos, surveys, GIFs, Quoted Tweets or Direct Messages in your tweets, without reducing the Twitter\u00a0<strong>character limit of<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><strong>140<\/strong>. The URL generated by any of these contents won&#8217;t affect its extension!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Answers:<\/strong>\u00a0When you reply to a\u00a0<em>tweet<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>citations by users (in other words, users preceded by the \u201c@\u201d character) will not be taken into account as part of your 140 available characters. <\/strong>This way your conversations can be a little more extensive and relaxed, especially when they are directed to several users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What other changes are included in the new Twitter update?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.postcron.com\/blog-en\/2016\/10\/TW.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3829\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.postcron.com\/blog-en\/2016\/10\/TW.jpg\" alt=\"TW\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, there are other changes that you can enjoy regarding this Twitter update. They are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Retweet you own tweets:<\/strong>\u00a0Another advantage of this update is that <strong>now you can retweet our own posts on Twitter<\/strong>. This is extremely useful so you can take advantage of maximizing your best tweets, meaning, those who have had the most impact on your audience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quote yourself:<\/strong>\u00a0Similarly, from this\u00a0<em>update<\/em>\u00a0you can\u00a0<strong>quote your own tweets in a new conversation initiated by you <\/strong>on your\u00a0<em>timeline<\/em>. This enables you to comment on your own content and add information or explanations of your previous publications when you consider it necessary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Changes in the use of \u201c@\u201d:<\/strong>\u00a0Finally, Twitter has modified the way the <strong><em>\u201c@\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(at sign) impacts your publications. So when you begin a<em>\u00a0tweet<\/em>\u00a0with the <strong><em>\u201c@\u201dsign<\/em><\/strong>, with the name of a user (reference) your followers can see it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Twitter\u00b4s Official Announcement<\/h2>\n<p>To announce this<strong> Twitter update<\/strong>, the team behind this<em> micro blogging Social Network <\/em>created several explanatory contents. One of the most instructive was the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/en\/blog\/use-gifs-to-reach-your-audience-more-effectively\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animated GIF<\/a>\u00a0that you can see below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.postcron.com\/blog-en\/2016\/10\/Twitter-Characters-GIF.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.postcron.com\/blog-en\/2016\/10\/Twitter-Characters-GIF.gif\" alt=\"Twitter Update - Twitter character limit\" width=\"394\" height=\"549\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In short,\u00a0<strong>this new Twitter update extends the amount of information that you can share to a greater extent for each <em>tweet<\/em><\/strong>. We hope you enjoy these changes!<\/p>\n<p>And if you wish to <strong>expand your knowledge of Twitter and learn the best tips<\/strong> to take advantage of this Social Network, I suggest you take a look at the following posts from our blog:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/en\/blog\/twitter-tips-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Twitter Tips for Beginners!<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/en\/blog\/manage-your-twitter-account-more-effectively\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just the Tips! How to Manage Your Twitter Account More Effectively<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/localhost\/en\/blog\/increase-ctr-on-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Ways to Increase CTR on Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And this is all for today! Please remember to share this with all your contacts if this post has proved helpful and nice. 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