How to Make a Long Twitter Status

Most SMS providers limit messages to 160 characters.

A single Twitter message cannot exceed 140 characters, largely because of Twitter's close integration with SMS messages, which cannot exceed 160 characters in most countries. Twitter uses the 20 character difference to include the sender's username when it sends out tweets as text messages. If you can't pare down what you have to say to fit within the 140 character limit, you can still send your message through a third-party service to tweet a link to your longer, full message.

Instructions

1. Visit the Too Long for Twitter website (toolongfortwitter.com). Click "Post your Tweet that's Too Long For Twitter." Type your message in the box and click "Post." Click "Connect" in the box that pops up asking you to authorize access to your Twitter account.

2. Visit TwitLonger (twitlonger.com). Click "Sign in with Twitter" and authorize access to your Twitter account. Type your longer Twitter status and click "Post."

3. Launch the TinyPost website (tinypo.st). Click "Add a tiny post on Twitter!" Click "Authorize App." Enter your message in the box. Click "Preview" to preview your message or click "Update" to post it to Twitter.

References

• Twitter Support: About Tweets (Twitter Updates)

Resources

• Twitter: Home
• Too Long for Twitter? Post It Here Instead!
• TwitLonger: For When You Talk Too Much for Twitter
• TinyPost: Home