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FILE: The length of tweets were originally designed to include a user's name and still fit within the 160-character SMS messaging format used for mobile phones. Picture: AFP.

Twitter gets new look

Twitter changes tweet format but keeps 140-character limit

By Reuters

Twitter said the change will come into effect in the next few months.

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