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Old 12-17-2010, 09:21 AM   #10
RexGalore
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Originally Posted by TheKindleWorm View Post
I don't use Twitter but I know that there is a very limited word character limit which restricts you to a short line of text - so unfortunately Amazon have to work in these confines.

Facebook is different. I suppose there might be a limit on the number of words you can post in one update but I haven't had that issue yet with sending highlights and notes from the Kindle.

Here is a snapshot from Facebook for reference attached:
True, on Twitter you only have 140 characters per message. But it wouldn't be hard for Amazon to make it so that the as much as a possible of the quote is seen then followed by a short link (bit.ly, tinyurl, etc). They would know how long the link is (~25 characters) and could then adjust the quote. Not hard to do.

And I'd rather see my tweets like:
"It was the best of time, it was the worst of... www.shortlink.com/whatever"

That creates an interest. A link that says Amazon looks like advertisement...
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