Exactly. This is a non issue (non article). Who even cares? I bet a survey of Tweetdeck or Bitly would reveal that 99.something% are actually shortened and n

Exactly. This is a non issue (non article). Who even cares? I bet a survey of Tweetdeck or Bitly would reveal that 99.something% are actually shortened and not just modified. And you have the option not to shorten URLs in Tweetdeck anyway...