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This post by Digital Inspiration got me thinking about something that never previously occurred to me (and that is the mark of a good blog in my opinion).    Whenever someone posts a link on Twitter as a short URL, does that link get indexed by Google (and the other search engines)?

Think about it - how many links get posted to Twitter on a daily basis?   Too many to count!   Twitter users recommend websites all the time plus they are commenting on the news and commenting on things they have seen and heard.    Other people then click on those links, pass those links on for other people to click on and so it goes on and on…..

But because those links have been converted into short URL’s, are they picked up by the search engines, recognised and indexed?   If not, then those sites are losing out on some serious SEO juice.    Those sites are being recognised and appreciated by human users and so they are not getting the full credit / PageRank that they deserve from the search engines.

It would be good if we knew one way or the other for certain.    What we need is for one or more of the major search engines to come out and clarify the situation for us.   It’s important to know from a SEO perspective.

Or what about a short URL service such as TinyURL?   I’m sure they know if their URL’s get picked up by the search engines.    I might try firing off an email to them and see if they respond.    Nothing ventured….

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