The 140 characters: Twitter usernames, images won’t count any longer

Twitter says usernames and images will no longer count against 140-character limit
Twitter has announced that it will simplify tweets in the coming months, making it faster and easier for people to express themselves in 140-characters. Twitter says media attachments, such as photo and video, will no longer count toward character limit.
Also @names in reply to tweets will be removed from the character count. Twitter says the new update will make micro-blogging service faster and more intuitive f