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I used to manually type bit.ly links in from a tweet via SMS all the time. I didn't have a smartphone until a few weeks ago, and it was easier than opening twitter, typing in my password, finding the person's tweet, and clicking on it.

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Another possible solution - having the URL shortened by Twitter when sending to SMS users.

It's true. Overall, I feel like Twitter is better this way. Constraints force you to be creative.

How much of that is because of how terrible twitter's visibility into older tweets and search functionality is?

Not that much. Typing basically 8 characters is easier than navigating, but I am one of those vim guys...

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