Tweets may be sweet for influencers already, but these microblog posts are about to become even more viable for sharing messages and content thanks to new system updates.
Twitter announced in May that changes were on the way regarding how users met the 140-character limit. According to The Verge, those changes could arrive as soon as Sept. 19, and this has also been confirmed by Re/code.
So what do these changes look like, and how do they affect the way users?particularly brands and influencers?interact on Twitter" In short, brands can have more productive interactions with customers, and influencers working with brands now have more promotional opportunities at their fingertips. By changing its posting procedures, Twitter is putting more emphasis and value on the content of tweets. Snapshot of updates
Images, GIFs, videos and user polls added to the end of tweets will no longer count toward the character limit.
Twitter handles at the beginning of direct replies will not be included in character limitations anymore either.
Users will have the ability to retweet or block quote their own tweets.
Although links to blog posts and articles will continue to be subjected to the 140-character maximum, there are still several benefits that Twitter?s updates will have on the influencer community.
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