Here's how to give yourself 280 characters on Twitter right now

[NelsonG]

Whether or not you think Twitter's decision to expand tweets to 280 characters is "wow, great evolution of a useful tool!" or "actually, this is bad because Twitter is bad," one thing is certain: not everyone has it yet. 

But thanks to some eagle-eyed users, if you're still one of the (un)lucky Tweeters with a measly 140 characters with which to scream into the echo chamber, there are a couple of hacks to get you the full deal. 

SEE ALSO: Twitter is testing a 280-character expansion and everyone is making the same joke

For one approach, according to The Next Web's work-around, you'll need to use Tweetdeck in Chrome. Once there, you can go to the "Developer Tools" option by selecting "Developer" under Chrome's "View" menu option.  Read more...

More about Twitter, Chrome, Tweetdeck, Life Hack, and 280 Character Limit

View the full article