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Re:My first tiny "weekend project": readable text hosting. U... by jules on Tuesday November 30, 2010 @02:27AM (#1953442)
> Any reason why the URLs are 5 letters long?

What has Twitter done to this world? I for one would like to see the title you type appear in the url.

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Re:My first tiny "weekend project": readable text hosting. U... by zbanks on Tuesday November 30, 2010 @02:23PM (#1955243)
Actually, it's more of an issue with writing down the URL and passing it on.

Less characters means its harder to screw up. Question marks and random letters make non-techie people anxious. If its short, it at least helps.

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