Twitter is increasing the number of characters in users timeline to 280 characters so as to enable them express themselves easily.
It was disclosed that about 9% of all tweets are of 140 characters, which makes it difficult for users to tweet, suggesting them to edit their initial idea to get them under the tweet limits.
According to Twitter;
"Our research shows us that the character limit is a major cause of frustration for people tweeting in English, " the company said in a blog post. "When people don't have to cram their thoughts into 140 characters and actually have some to spare, we see more people Tweeting -- which is awesome!"
Now that twitter hopes to increase the character limits, i think this will likely change the nature of the network as more people will have access to them.
The big question is,
WHAT KIND OF NEW JOKES OR MEMES ARE POSSIBLE AT #280characters THAT WERE NOT POSSIBLE AT 140 CHARACTERS?