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They're usually considered bad for the web because, if the shortening service goes away any hyperlink that used the shortener instantly breaks. Dead links are
by alanstorm 16y ago
They're usually considered bad for the web because, if the shortening service goes away any hyperlink that used the shortener instantly breaks.
Dead links are a fact of life on the web, but it's the idea that one domain-name going away would break links to thousands of different domains that unsettles people.
- rakkhi 16y agoFair point, but is this not just a reason for sites to register their own URL shortener? e.g. if you shorten something from techcrunch or read write web it shortens to their domain rather than bit.ly etc. Alternative is to also use goo.gl for more stability