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How bit.ly will change the world

On the surface, URL shortening services such as http://bit.ly are a great idea, because they can turn long, messy web addresses like this: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/support_services/article6788774.ece Into nice tidy addresses like this: http://bit.ly/g4ol9 This is especially useful for posting to Twitter, since it saves valuable space, but a lot of people have got into the habit of…