Why you need to shorten your URL’S on Twitter
I am sure that you are aware, but Twitter only lets you use 140 Characters to send out updates.
So if you have a URL of the website or blog posting that you want to link to, and it is say http://www.markshaw.biz/retailers-want-more-revenue-can-twitter-help/- that is a whopping 69 characters.
You wont then have much room left for any text.. [...]