Coming soon to Twitter: More room to tweet
The social media service said Tuesday that in coming months, photos, videos and other media won't count toward Twitter's 140-character limit.
The change, announced Tuesday, is yet another attempt by the San Francisco company to make its messaging service easier to use, and to attract new users.
Previously, a tweet that started with a person's handle did not become part of their feed.
Twitter has tried to keep all users happy, those for and against relaxing character limits, by sticking to the current count while allowing more freedom to express thoughts, or rants, through images and other media.
Even though many people are familiar with Twitter, at least that it exists, the company has been unable to convert them to active users.
In addition to staff and cost cuts, it launched a channel called "Moments" that brings together hot topics in one place.