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Making URL’s Short Enough for Twitter

October 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Micro-blogging on Twitter allows the user a maximum of 140 characters (spaces included) for each post.  That requires succinct content and very little room for a long URL link. To remedy this situation, copy that long URL from the page you wish to link, and use one of the following, free, URL shortening services:

tinyurl
urlzen

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