Tweet Longer with TwitLonger

Most Tweeters are not too happy with the fact that tweets using the default Twitter interface is restricted to only 140 characters including spaces. According to the official explanation from Twitter, the limit  is due largely to how Tweeter was initially designed to be a mobile status update posting service. Since majority of mobile phone texting services out there are restricted to 160 characters per text message, Tweeter had to follow suit while reserving 20 characters for usernames.

For everyone who just needs to post more than the usual space offered by Tweeter, Twitlonger is a service that does just that. Now, some people may argue that if you can't fit it in Tweeter just post a link to a post somewhere else (i.e. blog post or Facebook status message) using one of several awesome link shortening services out there. I would agree with that. However, Twitlonger gives Twitter folks a faster route to that end. Just keep typing to your heart's content and send it off Twitterland with no worries.

My only complaint - the character counter is making things unbearably slow (this is both for Twitter and Twitlonger). The workaround - compose your tweet on notepad and just copy-paste it on the input box.

Twitlonger is a service founded by self-proclaimed web ninja Stuart Gibson. Thanks Stuart. Go forth and Twitlonger!