Beginning in July, Twitter plans to remove the 140-character limit on its Direct Messages, with the hope of encouraging more personal communication on its site. This change will allow users to interact and converse with more efficiency than before, and marks one of Twitter’s many efforts to evolve as a social media site.

Recent changes, such as the While You Were Away function and the extension of sending ability on Direct Messages are just a few of Twitter’s attempts to become more than a micro-blogging site—Twitter wishes to expand its reach to become a messaging platform as well.

As more people and companies flock to social media, Twitter recognizes the need to adapt to its users’ wants. By permitting unlimited characters in its Direct Message function, the site softens the hard 140-character limit on posts that so many people deem an affront upon communication. Twitter’s change to Direct Messages exemplifies a smart adaption to its market without changing its essence.

See Social Media Today for the original article.