While the popular news and social networking service has long stood by their 140 character limit for 'tweets,' they have been talking about introducing a larger cap for some time. Finally, it is here and now just about everyone has access to 280 characters to express their inner thoughts and desires, feelings and intuitions.
Oh boy. Here we go.
People were so excited for the upgrade, they got nervous!
two hundred eighty. the ole 280. the grand double guap and change. the three hundred minus 20. the double 140. the 28 x 10. the whole kit and caboodle. the grand character count. the double tweet. the triple lindy. letters galore. here comes the tweet bus pulling in to the statio
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) November 7, 2017
Of course, some knew exactly what they would talk about.
What to say when vous discover you suddenly have #280characters on Twitter: Moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi, moi & moi!!
— Miss Piggy (@MissPiggy) November 7, 2017
Before open-access, certain celebrities could take part early.
I'm so excited to be part of @Twitter's #280characters rollout. Let me just say it's an honor and a privilege. I'd like to thank my wonderf
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) September 27, 2017
Users had been waiting for this moment for a while.
Twitter just gave me 280 characters.
— NoahJ456 (@NoahJ456) September 28, 2017
Big mistake.
SOME
BODY
ONCE
TOLD
ME
THE
WORLD
IS
GONNA
ROLL
ME,
I
AIN'T
THE
SHARPEST
TOOL
IN
THE
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WAS
LOOKIN
KIND
OF
DUMB
WITH
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AND
Like to showcase their favorite rap!
Finally Can Say This...
— Ziggy (@mrjafri) November 8, 2017
Now
this
is
the
story
all
about
how
My
life
got
flipped,
turned
upside
down
And
I'd
like
to
take
a
minute
just
sit
right
there
I'll
tell
you
how
I
became
the
prince
of
a
town
called
Bel Air #280characters pic.twitter.com/KuxIBg2MKx
Obviously emojis counted, and brands were quick to hop on!
When TV shows got involved, the references got absurd.
#280characters? Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-it!
— Isiah Whitlock Jr. (@IsiahWhitlockJr) November 8, 2017
And in case you hadn't heard about it already...
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— London Ambulance (@Ldn_Ambulance) November 8, 2017
But some users got REALLY clever with their new space!
Who would have thought this would fit so perfectly?
In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories. *DUN DUN*
— Law and Order: SVU (@nbcsvu) November 7, 2017
Then there were the accounts that expected too much.
Now that we all have #280Characters, we expect your Twitter complaints about specific calls against your favorite teams to be calm, well-reasoned, and full of complete sentences. Thanks in advance for this positive step forward in basketball officiating-related discourse."
— NBA Referees (@OfficialNBARefs) November 7, 2017
At times, it got way too much to "bear!"
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 27, 2017
Bears.
Thanks, @Twitter.
Then there were the stars that wanted to make a point.
We all have 280 characters? Well, as Shakespeare wrote, "Brevity is the soul of wit. The soul of wit is what brevity is. Brevity? Soul of wit? They're the same thing. Like if you had brevity in one hand and the soul of wit in the other, you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart."
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) November 8, 2017
Or tweets that flew in the face of reason...
BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD BIRD
— birdsrightsactivist (@ProBirdRights) November 7, 2017
There are still jokes being made in good spirit.
I love my curvy 280 character tweet. As a teenager, I was often teased by my friends for liking my tweets a little bit on the thicker side, tweets that the average (basic) bro might refer to as "too long" or even "fat." Then as I became a man and started to educate myself on issu
— ishmael n. daro (@iD4RO) November 8, 2017
In fact, everyone got in on the fun in some way or another!
This is bullshi pic.twitter.com/Ax3rRvNCBE
— Pixelated Boat (@pixelatedboat) November 7, 2017
Some organizations decided to use this as an opportunity.
#MISSING Ny'ena Allen, 17, was last seen on June 2nd, 2017 in #Virginia Beach, VA. She is believed to be in Virginia Beach or Norfolk, Virginia. If you have any information of Ny'ena's whereabouts, please contact @VBPD or call 1-800-THE-LOST #280characters https://t.co/WLfbmbJI5Z
— NCMEC (@MissingKids) November 7, 2017
And others found the perfect way to express themselves!
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— Google Maps (@googlemaps) November 8, 2017
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You have arrived at your destination.#280Characters
