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Short URLs Equals Expanded Browsers?

Started by Phil Glockner · 7 months ago

Almost immediately after Twitter started picking up steam, URL-shortening services that already existed (and many more specifically for Twitter) started gaining in popularity as well. Here are some thoughts about this. ... Continue reading »

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  • Phil Glockner

    7 months ago

    Ok yeah, before you say it, my lack of research is plain.. see: this LifeHacker article about some solutions already out there.

    But my desire to see additional information harvested at the same time, plus my final thought are still perfectly valid!
  • Andy Skelton

    7 months ago

    I devoted half of my last tweet to a URL. If 140 characters is a good limit, 70 can be better.
  • Phil Glockner

    7 months ago

    So are you saying that Twitter should go *shorter*? Bold, man. Bold.
  • Jas Talents and Models

    5 months ago

    There has to be a limit to everything. 140 characters is fine with me. Tinyurl helps to shorten the url is great. It also helps to cover the real url which is of great help to people doing affiliate/referral marketing.
  • Directory Submission

    4 months ago

    Well, I personally feel that the 140 character limit for URL length is not all that strict. Those who still wish to shorten their URLS can try Tr.im - which is a cool and fast application that is easy to use. Tr.im is designed to integrate with Twitter.

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