on nostr

Open in Damus

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8jyx3aq365tj44uk4l7la8fmmlnvhgs40sxa47re4jc6vrft54qsqznltl Do you know the origin of the low character limit?

nostrich 1776564161

@nprofile1q...

On Twitter? My understanding was that it allowed folks to post from non-smart cellphones using SMS.

On Mastodon? I don't know, I am guessing they just copied Twitter but picked a different arbitrary low number.

2

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8jyx3aq365tj44uk4l7la8fmmlnvhgs40sxa47re4jc6vrft54qsqznltl Yes, on Twitter. You are correct, it’s because of SMS. It had nothing to do with ads, engagement, or anything else. I think the character limit is good, and scrolling through...

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq8jyx3aq365tj44uk4l7la8fmmlnvhgs40sxa47re4jc6vrft54qsqznltl To be fair, if someone were to create a full-on Tumblr clone with all kinds of posts allowed − short, pictures, videos, long posts with titles, etc. − and completely federate...