UMikhal Marek Ekuqaleni konyaka, kwakukhona imibiko eminingi yokuthi i-Twitter izosusa umkhawulo wezinhlamvu ezingu-140 nge-tweet ngayinye, okubangele imizwelo eminingi phakathi kwabalandeli benethiwekhi ye-micro-blogging. Ngokusho kwabaningi, i-Twitter izolahlekelwa ubuhle bayo ngento enjalo kanye nesizathu sokuthi kungani abalandeli abaningi be-rock bayithande kangaka. Ekugcineni, ngokusobala basilahlile lesi senzo esiyimpikiswano ku-Twitter, kodwa ngokusobala ama-tweets asazokwazi ukuba made. Izixhumanisi nezithombe azisabalwa kumkhawulo wezinhlamvu ezingu-140.
Iba ngowokuqala ukuzwa ngalolu shintsho oluhleliwe ukwaziswa umagazini Bloomberg futhi uma ukubikezela kwakhe kugcwaliseka, inkampani kaJack Dorsey ngokuqinisekile izojabulisa abalandeli abaningi be-Twitter. Izicelo zokukhishwa kwezixhumanisi nezithombe emkhawulweni we-tweet ngayinye bezilokhu zivela ngamanani amakhulu isikhathi eside, futhi ziye zanda ngesikhathi lapho kwaqala ukukhuluma mayelana nokuqedwa ngokuphelele komkhawulo wezinhlamvu eziyi-140.
Nakuba lo mkhawulo wenza i-Twitter ukuthi iyini, izithombe nezixhumanisi kuma-tweets ngokuvamile zithatha isikhala esiningi kangangokuthi asikho isikhala esisele somlayezo ngokwawo. Kuze kube muva nje, ithuba lokucaphuna i-tweet (Quote Tweet) lihlaselwe ukugula okufanayo, lapho esikhundleni se-retweet yakudala, umsebenzisi angaqhubeka nokwabelana nge-tweet yomunye futhi engeze ukuphawula kwakhe kuyo. Kodwa-ke, i-tweet yokuqala yayivame ukuba yinde kangangokuthi ukuphawula kwakungangeni kuyo. I-Twitter isuse lokhu ngohlobo olusha lwengcaphuno, lapho i-tweet yasekuqaleni inamathiselwe emazwaneni ngendlela yesixhumanisi, futhi ngaleyo ndlela ayisiki isikhala esiningi ezinhlamvu ze-140.
Ngokususa izithombe nezixhumanisi emkhawulweni wezinhlamvu, i-Twitter izogqugquzela abasebenzisi ukuthi balayishe okuqukethwe kwe-multimedia, futhi izobanika isikhala esengeziwe sokuletha umlayezo wabo. Lokhu kuzoba ukugcwaliseka kwezithembiso zenhloko ye-Twitter, owamemezela ukuthi inkampani yakhe ibheka izindlela zokunikeza abasebenzisi ithuba lokwabelana ngombhalo owengeziwe. Isimemezelo size ngesikhathi uJack Dorsey ephike amahlebezi okuthi i-Twitter izonyusa umkhawulo wobude be-tweet ukusuka kuzinhlamvu eziyi-140 kuye kweziyi-10 (okwamanje, lokhu kusebenza kuphela emilayezweni yangasese, okungenzeka ibe yinde kakhulu).
Kodwa-ke, umbuzo uhlala ukuthi, futhi kungenzeka kanjani, i-Twitter izokhawulela inani eliphakeme lezixhumanisi ezabiwe nezithombe. Njengamanje, isixhumanisi ku-tweet sithatha izinhlamvu ezingama-23, okusho ukuthi abayisithupha bangabiwa ku-tweet eyodwa. Inombolo enkulu yezithombe ezabiwe isethwe ukuze ibe ezine.
Ngokusho kwemithombo ye-Bloomberg, izindaba kufanele zibe ngokoqobo emavikini amabili ezayo. Ngakho-ke sizothola maduze uma amahlebezi egcwaliseka. Futhi kuzothakazelisa ukubona ukuthi, ngaphezu kwezixhumanisi nezithombe, i-Twitter izophinde iyeke ukubala okuthiwa @mentions, okungukuthi izikhundla zabasebenzisi ephendula kuzo, ezinhlamvu ze-140. Nakuba i-Twitter ingahloselwe ngokuyinhloko izingxoxo ezinkulu, ngezinye izikhathi intambo yenziwa lapho, kubahlanganyeli abaningi, singekho isikhala sengxoxo ngokwayo.
