You might think that some rules are cast in stone. You could be wrong.
The word is out about Twitter. Its 140 character limit is up for modification. USA Today senior technology writer Jessica Guynn says tweets that are up to 10,000 characters are being considered, and the change is coming soon.
"We will never lose that feeling of the 140-character tweet," said Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. It has been a comforting sign of stability in turbulent times.
The new Twitter won't look that different from the old Twitter. Only the first 140 characters will show up at first glance. But a simple, click will bring the rest of the message.
Many tweets now include links to longer articles. Under a new system, you'll be able to access all those additional characters without leaving Twitter.
That's good news for the company, which has recently had disappointing growth numbers. Twitter brought back co-founder Jack Dorsey as CEO to bring the tweet factory more momentum, says USA Today.
Dorsey hasn't flatly declared the end of the 140-character limit, but says that it's coming.
He also made an effort to placate Twitter fans' love for the current limit, which requires a discipline lacking in other parts of the Internet. He mentioned tactics fans use to send longer messages. They include a rapidfire flurry of 140-character tweetstorms. Or they may use screenshots of longer material.
