Good news - Twitter considering 10000-character limit for tweets

Twitter is still looking to let your tweets house more than 140-characters, according to a new report. This time, we’re hearing the company is planning to release the feature sometime in the first quarter of 2016.

Re/Code reports that Twitter staff will only discuss the longer tweets as “beyond 140-characters,” but the company is entertaining a 10,000-character limit — just like DMs.

Long tweets would show in your timeline just as you see them now, but have a call-to-action button that would expand them.

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Source - TNW news

In India, Pay bill through Twitter Soon

Twitter users in India may soon be able to pay their bills though the micro-blogging site, the media reported.

The company has announced a partnership with India-based startup Lookup to enable users send a direct message to @lookuplite in order to book appointments, inquire about services and make transactions with businesses, Techcrunch reported.

Lookup lets retailers and consumers chat with each other through direct messaging. It boasts of 1.2 million registered users despite listing merchants from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.

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Source - NDTV