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2012-01-23 18:51:04.193968+00 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

Wait, Twitter's automatic link "shortener" just made my tweet longer. Stupid link shortener idiocy.

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#Comment Re: made: 2012-01-24 03:05:07.393023+00 by: TheSHAD0W

It's not stupid; this way they get to monitor who visits the links posted.

#Comment Re: made: 2012-01-25 17:26:07.156473+00 by: Jack William Bell

What TheSHADOW said.

Also, note that Twitter now 'shortens' links already shortened with third party services, meaning a minimum of two forwards before your browser gets where you were trying to go.