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RecycledBottleAug 18th 2009 3:51PM

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Twitter is to blame here. They should allow basic HTML links and not count the HTML nor URL to the char. limit. It's Twitter's social responsibility to maintain the data they collect.

I made my own URL shortner because I pretty much convinced I'll keep that domain for the rest of my life. (And I have a directory of all the links)

But what are short URLs anyway? Are they really worth saving? Most links are to more permanent sources. The source is more important. While short links could measure popularity, most of the short links made are for temporary purposes. Twitter, specifically, is a notification system limited to real time SOV. At max value, some Twitter accounts are only valid as a custom/personalized index to other parts of the internet.

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