Twitter rolls out automatic URL shortening

Twitter rolled out an automatic link shortening feature on Tuesday that enables users to paste long URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) directly into messages sent through its microblogging website, without worrying that the message will exceed the service’s 140-character limit.

Users can paste a link of any length into the message composition box on the site, according to a company blog post.

After you’ve composed your Tweet and you hit the ‘Tweet’ button, we’ll shorten the link so that it only takes up 19 characters, it said. — via redwolf.newsvine.com