Usernames no longer count against the 140 character limit on Twitter

There was some consternation last year as rumors swirled that Twitter was set to drop its long-standing 140-character limit. The company ended up keeping the limit, but it's been working to make sure you can actually use all 140-characters. For example, Twitter decreed a while back that photos and videos no longer count against the limit. Now, it's doing the same for usernames. Finally.  To understand why this is a big deal, consider the following scenario: You reply to someone on Twitter, then a different person jumps in with a reply, and another person replies after that. Read More Usernames no longer count against the 140 character limit on Twitter was written by the awesome team at Android Police. Android Match ae http://androidmatch.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default