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Re:When is a URL shortener not a URL shortener? by ramki on Tuesday August 16, 2011 @05:07AM (#2890450)
Cannot believe that developer forgot to include this at the end of shortening process:

if(strShortenedURL.Length > strURL.Length) { //Handle this case //donot use shortened version, use original URL }

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Re:When is a URL shortener not a URL shortener? by oliciv on Tuesday August 16, 2011 @06:30AM (#2890630)
It's not in their interest to do so, as it would leave already short links without them being able to track them
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