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Why do we need url shorteners again ? When I see a shortened URL the probabilities of me clicking the link go down to almost zero.
The QR code capacity is pretty flippin sweet. That's worth using all on its own.
You can also generate QR codes using the Google Charts API.
Why do we need url shorteners again ? When I see a shortened URL the probabilities of me clicking the link go down to almost zero.
... or simply http://goo.gl/5av9 =)
Why do we need url shorteners again ? When I see a shortened URL the probabilities of me clicking the link go down to almost zero.
I know there's a plethora of URL shorteners these days, and most platform providers (eg: Twitter) are introducing their own so they can harvest analytics themselves. For whatever reason though, I keep trusting Google with all of my most personal information. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but I have a feeling this will become my standard URL shortener just as Google Apps has become my standard for email,…
Why do we need url shorteners again ? When I see a shortened URL the probabilities of me clicking the link go down to almost zero.
I had the same question. Until last week when I sent out a link to a google spreadsheet, and my awesome Navy Marine Corps Intranet Windows XP/Outlook 2007/Exchange system broke the link across two lines (but only after it was sent), and then every single recipient (about 100 physicians) said they couldn't see the document. I now use tinyurl.
Ugh. Google entering this pretty much wipes out the space - companies like bit.ly are going to need to work on seriously differentiating themselves from the pack, and even then I don't think they're long for the world. I can honestly say I hope to never be in a market - or working on a product - where google suddenly decides to enter the game. Even if their offering sucks, or is broken, it sucks all the air out of th…
I wonder what the web will be like in 10 years when most of these URL shorteners don't exist anymore and we're just left with a web full of links that go nowhere. I'm sure the Google one will survive, seems like we shouldn't have to use these URL shorteners at all though.
Why do we need url shorteners again ? When I see a shortened URL the probabilities of me clicking the link go down to almost zero.
Q: Why are you doing this?
A: Google needed a url shortener for its own products where we knew the shortener wouldn’t go away. We also wanted a shortener that we knew would do things the right way (e.g. 301/permanent redirects), and that would be fast, stable, and secure.