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URLs were never useful - too many odd characters that are hard to vocalize and memorize. Unless you need to point to a media item of some sort (picture, video,
by jbob2000 10y ago
URLs were never useful - too many odd characters that are hard to vocalize and memorize. Unless you need to point to a media item of some sort (picture, video, article, etc.), they do nothing for the user beyond the domain name.
- xg15 10y agoExcept that the ability to "point to a media item of some sort", i.e. linking is one of the fundamental properties of the WWW.
- sosborn 10y ago> they do nothing for the user beyond the domain name I completely disagree. A well-crafted URL can inform users of the publish date, product category, headline, etc. without the need to click the link.
- Shorel 10y agoBitcoin wallet addresses have never been useful - too many odd characters that are hard to vocalize and memorize. /s
- simonw 10y agoURLs allow users to share the thing they are looking at with someone else.