April 2009
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How to shorten URLs
I’ve had several questions about this, recently.
If you cut-n-paste a long URL into your tweet on Twitter, it will automatically be shortened when you post the update. I think Twitter still uses the TinyURL service for this.
There are many other URL shortening services. All let you add a bookmarklet, in the bookmark bar of your web browser, which you can click at anytime to quickly create...
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Why I prefer Twitter over Facebook
(I wrote this a few days ago in response to a comment on my article Micro-blogging with Twitter, and am re-posting it here so it’s not lost in the archives.)
I’m just gonna say it like it is, for me personally.
Facebook sucks up too much of my time. Once I login, it’s full of distractions and time sinks. My friends, I’m interested to know what you’re up to. But I...