I kinda like webservices that allow you to create longer tweets, because really, sometimes you just need them a tad bit longer.
There are (only) a few options out there, but the main ones I know are tweetlonger.com and deck.ly, the latter only open to Tweetdeck users. The deck.ly tweet page looks like a web 2.0 ERP business-aligned software page and tweetlonger.com’s tweet page, accompanied by the tl.gd domain, is just.. well judge for yourself.
Both show the Twitter username and a photo (which you quite have to search for on tl.gd) and that’s it. “Come on!” I thought “I haven’t spend ages on my Twitter design for nothing”.
Well, I didn’t really think that, but it was something along thoses lines and basically: ”Why is there no longer tweet service that incorporated my Twitter page design?”
So I created “Longer Tweets, Get Some!” or commonly known as http://lt.gs.
It’s really simple, you sign in with Twitter (give the app access if it’s the first time you use it) and then you’re ready to go! Breaking the 140-character limit since 2011! Sure, be a rebel, why not!
When your tweet is posted and people follow the short url back, they’ll find something similar to this.
A screenshot of how a tweet on lt.gs would look like.
Some people have already commented on the layout, which they consider ugly, so I’m having artsy people look at it. I’m not really a designer ..
Tags: api, longer tweets, lt.gs, twitter, webservice
