Expect longer direct messages on Twitter.
The company used to limit direct messages on the microblogging site to 140 characters, but Twitter said it was lifting that restriction on Wednesday.
Tweets though will still be capped at 140 characters.
Tweets will continue to be the 140 characters they are today, rich with commentary as well as photos, videos, links, Vines, gifs, and emoji. So, start working on those sonnets, wrote Sachin Agarwal, Twitter s product manager.
Other social media companies such as Facebook have been ramping up messaging this year through its standalone app, allowing users to send money, GIFs, converse with businesses and more.
Meanwhile, Twitter-owned Periscope also announced today that it s reached more than 10 million accounts on the live video streaming app since August 2.
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