Re: Tweet This: I Don't Care

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009, Robert Slade wrote:
> From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009 7:39 am
>
> > Oh. So you enter a URL and it's automagically converted - unless
> > it needs
> > conversion, in which case you have to do the heavy lifting
> > yourself first.
>
>
> Just confirmed this.  And, even though you can enter > 140 chars into the Web form input field, it refuses to give 
> you *any* allowance for the reduction in URL size that might result.  I "tweeted" (urgh) that URL about the upcoming 
> system management "ultimate rootkit" "proof of concept."  the URL was 68 chars, and, even though you can pretty much 
> guarantee that the TinyURL will be 28 char or less, it refused to take even 141 char in the field.  (So, yes, Nick, 
> you are correct: the only way to enter a URL that is > 140 char is to reduce it first.)

Welcome to twitter!



> (This test is valid for the Twitter.com Web entry field only.  Various other clients may behave differently.  Not 
> valid where prohibited by law.  No added salt.  Slightly longer west of the Rockies, where they tend to drawl out the 
> .cooom.)
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