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We discussed using JSON, but concluded that it is too verbose for general use, especially with a limit of 140 characters. Also, it doesn't work well with our intent to keep messages human-readable when possible. But, if you really, really want to, you can use JSON in tuple values. Just make sure to escape any embedded dollar signs ("$").
Last updated on May 27, 2009 by Todd Fast
