The modern internet user has a continuously diminishing attention span and Twitter's 140 character limit attributed to the micro blogging platform's major success. Twitter-owned Vine's success was attributed by a similar fashion. Creators were able to make some really awesome videos in just 6 seconds (Vine has since raised its time limit to 140 seconds). The Verge reports that Twitter will begin making changes as to what counts toward the 140-character count starting on Monday, September 19. These changes will allow users to fit a bit more into their tweets as @usernames, videos, GIFs,...
Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/twitter_will_stop_counting_usernames_and_links_against_the_140_character_limit_next_week-news-20474.php
