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 Promoting a brand.
 Raising money for social causes.
 Breaking news
 Following favourite celebrities.
OR Simply
CHANGING THE WORLD.
WHY A TWEET CONTAINS ONLY
140 CHARACTERS?
The reason is so that when tweets were sent
via SMS, messages wouldn't be split.
SMS messages are 160 characters and they
wanted to leave 20 chars for the username.
It was really SMS that inspired the particular
constraint of 140 characters.
GLOBAL IMPACTS SINCE
INCEPTION
 Awareness to issues such as politics, natural
disaster response and protests.
 Sense of direct connection with favourite
celebrities.
 Enable its users to communicate more freely.
 Allows its users to really feel part of a
community, a network of companions with
similar tastes and interests.
BIGGEST COMPETITORS
 Facebook
 Instagram
 Whatsapp
 Tumblr
 LinkedIn
HOW DOES TWITTER DIFFER
FROM OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA
 Ease of use.
 Use of promoted tweets and promoted
trends.
 Sense of community among members.
 Real time content.
 Faster.
CHALLENGES AHEAD:
 Lack of usage.
 One-way communication.
 Real-Time Search Competition.
SUMMARY
About Company Global Market
DISCLAIMER
Created by SOURABH BALLULLAYA, PICT Pune
during a marketing Internship under the guidance of
PROF. SAMEER MATHUR, IIM Lucknow.

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Twitter's 140 Character Limit History, Impact & Future

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.  Promoting a brand.  Raising money for social causes.  Breaking news  Following favourite celebrities. OR Simply CHANGING THE WORLD.
  • 6.
  • 7. WHY A TWEET CONTAINS ONLY 140 CHARACTERS? The reason is so that when tweets were sent via SMS, messages wouldn't be split. SMS messages are 160 characters and they wanted to leave 20 chars for the username. It was really SMS that inspired the particular constraint of 140 characters.
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 14. GLOBAL IMPACTS SINCE INCEPTION  Awareness to issues such as politics, natural disaster response and protests.  Sense of direct connection with favourite celebrities.  Enable its users to communicate more freely.  Allows its users to really feel part of a community, a network of companions with similar tastes and interests.
  • 15. BIGGEST COMPETITORS  Facebook  Instagram  Whatsapp  Tumblr  LinkedIn
  • 16. HOW DOES TWITTER DIFFER FROM OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA  Ease of use.  Use of promoted tweets and promoted trends.  Sense of community among members.  Real time content.  Faster.
  • 17.
  • 18.
  • 19. CHALLENGES AHEAD:  Lack of usage.  One-way communication.  Real-Time Search Competition.
  • 21. DISCLAIMER Created by SOURABH BALLULLAYA, PICT Pune during a marketing Internship under the guidance of PROF. SAMEER MATHUR, IIM Lucknow.