At This Point Twitter’s Just Messing With Us

My latest on Voce Nation tackles the news that had media and PR types engaging in lots of speculation and hand-wringing:

One of the most persistent rumors in tech is back: Reports are circulating that Twitter may build a product allowing posts of up to 10,000 characters, quite an increase from the current 140. According to Recode’s Kurt Wagner (a former Vocian…we’re all very proud), currently 140 characters would still display in the stream, but with a “Read more” call-to-action to reveal the entirety of your long-form thoughts. This news has sparked much soul-searching and hand-wringing — on Twitter of course — about the implications for the most important question of all time: What is Twitter?

Source: Twitter’s 140 Character Limit May Not Be Long For This World « Voce Communications

By Chris Thilk

Chris Thilk is a freelance writer and content strategist with over 15 years of experience in online strategy and content marketing. He lives in the Chicago suburbs.