Twitter to double its character limit: will it be enough?
Twitter continues to face significant challenges. Its Q2 results showed slow user growth and a fall in ad revenues. The business is under pressure from investors to show that it has a long-term, profitable future. This morning Twitter announced its latest product development: it's planning to double the character limit from 140 to 280 characters. For a network well-loved for the brevity of its tweets it's a bold move. Will it be enough to improve Twitter's fortunes? Twitter's rationale for making...