Twitter is loosening up its 140-character limit — again

It's now possible to squeeze in a few extra characters on Twitter. 
Beginning now, usernames will no longer count toward the service's 140-character limit, Twitter announced. The change also means that replies will look a whole lot different than before.
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Instead of beginning with usernames, tweet replies will contain only the text of the tweet itself and the handles you're replying to will appear inline. Tweets will still