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Re:The longest tweet? by joelmichael on Saturday August 14, 2010 @04:57PM (#1604022)
It forces people to think about what they say and be concise. The limit defines Twitter. I hope they never drop it.
Re:The longest tweet? by StavrosK on Saturday August 14, 2010 @06:44PM (#1604185)
Exactly, it's what got Twitter famous in the first place. I applaud their perseverence, it takes a good amount of will to stick to your guns and insist that you have made the right choice when everybody else is telling you otherwise.