URL shorteners set ad tracking cookies

Post by eikenberry » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 2:06 AM UTC

TimLeland wrote: post #87

samb1729 wrote: post #68

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It is a shame that T.LY displays only the footer without JavaScript enabled instead of degrading gracefully. Surely a plain HTML form that POSTs should suffice? I'm not sure how much work it would require for you to support this, but it would help cement your place as a good web actor if you're so inclined!

Sorry about that. I honestly didn't think anyone browsed the web without javascript enabled. How common is that? We do offer a simple to use api that you could build on top of to shorten link. Also an extension that offers the ability to shorten a url in one click. API Docs: https://t.ly/docs/ Extension: https://t.ly/extension

Post by hedora » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 2:07 AM UTC

TimLeland wrote: post #85

stanislavb wrote: post #72

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Seems nice. I'm curious, how do you make money / stay in business? I couldn't find any paid options.

Thank you! The site and extension are free to use to shorten links. I do offer the ability to upgrade starting at $5 a month which allows custom domains, ability to customize links, expire links based on date or clicks, private stats, ability to shorten links using the API ( https://t.ly/docs/ ). I also recently release a new feature called OneLinks that are great for social media bios. Here is an example on a OneLin…

Post by TimLeland » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 2:14 AM UTC

Baeocystin wrote: post #90

TimLeland wrote: post #87

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Sorry about that. I honestly didn't think anyone browsed the web without javascript enabled. How common is that? We do offer a simple to use api that you could build on top of to shorten link. Also an extension that offers the ability to shorten a url in one click. API Docs: https://t.ly/docs/ Extension: https://t.ly/extension

>I honestly didn't think anyone browsed the web without javascript enabled. How common is that? Not the person you asked, but speaking for myself, all the time. I have a javascript toggle I use several times a day, and leave it set to off as much as I can.

Post by TimLeland » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 2:16 AM UTC

hedora wrote: post #93

TimLeland wrote: post #85

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Thank you! The site and extension are free to use to shorten links. I do offer the ability to upgrade starting at $5 a month which allows custom domains, ability to customize links, expire links based on date or clicks, private stats, ability to shorten links using the API ( https://t.ly/docs/ ). I also recently release a new feature called OneLinks that are great for social media bios. Here is an example on a OneLin…

Hmmm. My browser complained that you’re running three trackers on that site (google, cloudflare and digital ocean).

Post by Merman_Mike » Mon, Jan 04, 2021, 2:17 AM UTC

miked85 wrote: post #64

Merman_Mike wrote: post #29

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FYI that your site is blocked by this list: https://gitlab.com/The_Quantum_Alpha/the-quantum-ad-list HN post for that list here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25512273

That list is questionable at best. There are many claims the list author makes without any source code at all, though a lot of buzzwords. The reddit r/pihole moderator pulled the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/pihole/comments/kh5dit/the_quantum_... . The thread was more entertaining before the list author deleted every downvoted comment they made.