No, seriously.

I have no idea if somesuch already exists, but until we see the end of

.../seo_friendly_links_that_use_techniques_deprecated_years_ago_42692317.html?track=twitter

…we will still be using URL shorteners.

Which I hate.

Thus I believe there should be as many URL shorteners as possible, ideally one-per-user.

Have we got an API to drive such a thing yet, or should I write one?

Where you could insert the root URL of the shortener into your IM/Twitter client, and guarantee that it’ll work as you expect?