Twitter wants you to full poetic .
The micro - blogging web site now let you transport secret verbatim messages that are right smart longer than the typical 140 characters . Twitter has finallyexpanded the DM limitto a whopping 10,000 part . Public tweets , however , remain limited to 140 characters .
The expansion of DM eccentric limit began rolling out on Wednesday across Twitter ’s iOS and Android apps , as well as on the web , Tweetdeck , and Twitter for Mac . chirrup substance abuser who still send and pick up tweet and direct message via SMS ( does anyone do that ? ) will continue to be limited to 140 character .
“ It ’s the No . 1 petition we get from phratry . They want to be able to say what ’s on their mind and be themselves , ” Twitter DM product managing director Sachin Agarwal toldThe Verge . Agarwal added that the expansion of DM characters could also help oneself brands who use Twitter as a customer service political platform solve these issues quicker .
The account behind the story : Back in November , Kevin Weil , Twitter ’s VP of product , wrote on the ship’s company web log : “ Over the get along month , we are picking up the yard of merchandise changes and betterment . As ever , that will involve a peck of experimentation , and we ’ll be listening to your feedback along the room to verify we build a Robert William Service you love . ”
And boy , did they keep to their Good Book . In the last few months , the company has been release product changes toimprove the verbatim messaging experience . In April , Twitter drug user were able to send diabetes mellitus to anyone , not just to their follower . In January , Twitter made it easier to start a private group conversation and share photos . And in November , Twitter user were first able to link to other public tweets in dm .
This investiture in direct electronic messaging could be an attempt to pass on a wide of the mark , more occupied audience — something that interim chief operating officer Jack Dorsey admitted is a battle . The social web has been trying dissimilar way to become a “ mass - marketplace service ” and appease investors , including turning into aSnapchat - comparable news and media platform .
