<p>Twitter has begun rolling out changes to let people pack more into tweets, subtracting from the character count names of those being replied to in posts.<br /><br />The latest software modification at the one-to-many messaging service comes about a year after Twitter set out to relax a 140-character limit set due to mobile phone text messaging constraints in place when Twitter launched in 2006.<br /><br />Twitter first announced plans to relax the limit a year ago, as part of an effort to bring in more members and make the platform easier to use.<br /><br />"Remember how we told you we were working on ways to let you to express more with 140 characters?" Twitter product manager Sasank Reddy yesterday said in an online post.<br /><br />"Now, when you reply to someone or a group, those @usernames won't count toward your tweet's 140 characters."<br /><br />Providing more room in tweets is seen as a way to encourage more use and sharing of pictures, videos and links.<br /><br />The move is part of a push by Twitter to increase its user base and engagement, which have sputtered to the chagrin of investors.<br /><br />"Our work isn't finished," Reddy said.<br /><br />"We'll continue to think about how we can improve conversations and make Twitter easier to use."<br /><br />Twitter faces competition from Facebook and Instagram, and a trend of people opting to share content in video or picture formats instead of text.</p>
<p>Twitter has begun rolling out changes to let people pack more into tweets, subtracting from the character count names of those being replied to in posts.<br /><br />The latest software modification at the one-to-many messaging service comes about a year after Twitter set out to relax a 140-character limit set due to mobile phone text messaging constraints in place when Twitter launched in 2006.<br /><br />Twitter first announced plans to relax the limit a year ago, as part of an effort to bring in more members and make the platform easier to use.<br /><br />"Remember how we told you we were working on ways to let you to express more with 140 characters?" Twitter product manager Sasank Reddy yesterday said in an online post.<br /><br />"Now, when you reply to someone or a group, those @usernames won't count toward your tweet's 140 characters."<br /><br />Providing more room in tweets is seen as a way to encourage more use and sharing of pictures, videos and links.<br /><br />The move is part of a push by Twitter to increase its user base and engagement, which have sputtered to the chagrin of investors.<br /><br />"Our work isn't finished," Reddy said.<br /><br />"We'll continue to think about how we can improve conversations and make Twitter easier to use."<br /><br />Twitter faces competition from Facebook and Instagram, and a trend of people opting to share content in video or picture formats instead of text.</p>