16 best uses of 280 characters on Twitter
280 characters is still fresh, here are the best uses so far.
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After weeks of testing, Twitter rolled out a major update to its platform, doubling each tweet's character count from 140 to 280.
Exhilarating, right?
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While the update may seem small to some, it is a pretty drastic change that will affect how users interact on the app. Though the feature is still new, here are the best ways people have used the increased character limit so far.
1. Grace the internet with more Smash Mouth
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2. Use 280 characters to talk crap about 280 characters
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3. Needlessly use 280 characters just because
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4. Make that Sign Bunny loaded with content
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5. Brands are using 280 characters to promote their brands, as brands do because they're brands and they can't help but be brands
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6. And using it to show Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey what a terrible idea this was
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7. To show off just how big space truly is
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8. Bird rights
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9. Make a political message
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10. The media can use it to help tell stories
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11. Reminding people to vote
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12. *DUN DUN*
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13. Missy Piggy is using the count to talk about herself, something many people do on the internet
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14. NBA referees now request your complaints be "calm, well-reasoned, and full of complete sentences"
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15. Bee Movie quotes
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16. Jokes aside, the real winner here goes out to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an account that can now provide additional details about children in need of help
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