When you write a twitter post and include a link, a message at the bottom appears saying, "Link will appear shortened."
Guess what? It doesn't.
Twitter is making us all look bad with a confusing user interface.
When are links shortened?
When do they display as shortened URL's?
I have NO IDEA.
Here's the tweet with the supposed shortened link:
Hey @JetBlue Your new site looks great. Link will appear shortened: jetblue.com <- That's a link to JetBlue DOT Com
— Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) February 8, 2012
The problem is that when you hover over it, you can see the shortened link in your browser's status bar, but it's displaying as a regular link.