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Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
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Re: Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
#22I really like it! You know one thing that's not great though?? I cannot get back to just snip.ly once I'm logged in! It keeps kicking me to the dashboard when I want to be on the homepage!
Also, I couldn't use Snip.ly on itself! But maybe that's on purpose :)
Last reply, but turns out that I did http://snip.ly and forgot the www! Amateur mistake :)
Re: Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
#23I really like this as well. Sure it could be used for evil, but so can a zip tie if used for the wrong reasons. Already thinking of a ton of ways this can be used. Don't love that you have to sign-up for this but I suppose it is necessary.
What are these "tons of ways" you're talking about?
Re: Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
#24Does anyone know what court precedents there are for a site owner O. suing companies C. that present altered versions of O's site to third parties T, without consent from O? Arguably C. is interfering in the relationship of O. to T., wrongfully appropriating O's content for profit, and possibly defaming O by making O. appear (to T.) to be associated with C. If such actions are not legally ruled out, this service may…
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Re: Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
#25I, for one, welcome our new branded linking overlords.
Re: Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
It can not be used with good intentions. There is never any advantage for the users who click on the links.
Sure it can be. What if I want the people I shared the link with to see my take on an article or something of the sort. Thinking in absolutes is never a good thing. Maybe -you- could never do anything good with it.
Seriously?
a) You'd just write your take next to the link, instead of hiding it behind. Your example is far-fetched.
b) This is obviously meant for ads. (And the examples on their landing page make that perfectly clear.)
Quote: "You can essentially advertise on any website for free!"
Re: Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
#27X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Clickjacking
I'm not seeing how encouraging end users to engage in behavior that sites specifically turn off for security reasons as a 'good idea' regardless of the marketing value..?
Re: Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
#28I'm a bit surprised at the amount of positive response. This impresses me as rather obnoxious, probably effective, but obnoxious. Something between the pop-over ad and the ever-present network TV promotional crawl brought to the masses.
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Re: Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
It can not be used with good intentions. There is never any advantage for the users who click on the links.
Sure it can be. What if I want the people I shared the link with to see my take on an article or something of the sort. Thinking in absolutes is never a good thing. Maybe -you- could never do anything good with it.
> What if I want the people I shared the link with to see my take on an article or something of the sort
I tend to do that at the time I share the link. Like: "Hey... check out this site. Could be cool... or evil ~ http://snip.ly/"
Re: Show HN: Snip.ly, the link shortener that drives conversion
#30Does anyone know what court precedents there are for a site owner O. suing companies C. that present altered versions of O's site to third parties T, without consent from O? Arguably C. is interfering in the relationship of O. to T., wrongfully appropriating O's content for profit, and possibly defaming O by making O. appear (to T.) to be associated with C. If such actions are not legally ruled out, this service may…
Are you trying to ask if this could be tortuous interference with a business relationship? Or if Snip.ly would be liable for libel/defamation of their users by SiteA whose page was Snip.ly'd?
The former, possibly depending on the ToS of the site and how creative your lawyers can be. The latter, probably not; see 17 U.S. Code § 512, aka Safe Harbor for online posts.