[jbpetersen]

I'd really like to see it done git commit style.

You get 140 characters that will show up as someone scrolls through tweets normally.

Then you're free to type up as much as you want assuming someone's willing to click your tweet to see the full version.

[saurik]

Which is exactly how most comparable websites work, including the example: Facebook.

[jbpetersen]

Know any that place an emphasis on extremely compact overviews without dangling comments, images, videos, and other detritus?