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Wasn't the primary use of URL shorteners to compress a given URL in order to reduce the character count? Given today's Twitter, what are they still used for bes
by pluc 6y ago
Wasn't the primary use of URL shorteners to compress a given URL in order to reduce the character count? Given today's Twitter, what are they still used for besides visual convenience?
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- indymike 6y agoWell, click tracking and click counting come to mind.
- reaperducer 6y agoMy company uses them in its print assets like billboards, posters, and transit ads. I see them all the time in commercial text messages, like from things I've subscribed to, or delivery alerts so I can track the pizza guy.
- Hnrobert42 6y agoDo they use QR codes in addition to the shortened URLs? I’ve always wondered why QR code’s haven’t caught on more. Especially for things where the objective to access information more convenient than fat-fingering.
- opan 6y agoQR codes are everywhere! They're on a lot more foods and such than they used to be even 5 years ago. French's mustard has one, Barq's Root Beer cans have one. A lot of electronics I buy have a card in the box with a QR code to get to the company's site.
- aembleton 6y agoIt's a shame the Netflix app on smart TVs doesn't show one for login. Rather than awkwardly typing in my username and password through a remote control, I should be able to open the Netflix app on my phone and scan the qr code.
- TimLeland 6y agoT.LY generates QR codes for all short links generated. We also have a simple tool for creating QR codes from any URL https://t.ly/qr-code-generator https://t.ly/qr-code-generator
- jabart 6y agoText messages still use short links and carriers sometimes block by domain for links sent via A2P over their network.
- mschuster91 6y ago> Given today's Twitter, what are they still used for besides visual convenience? Data analytics - basically you spread out different shortened links on your campaigns / media, so you can track effectiveness while at the same time the user does not have to manually type in cryptic characters.
- pluc 6y agoYeah, what I mean is that I don't think URL shorteners do anything for users aside from being slightly better to look at
- earthboundkid 6y agoNo, the primary point was always to add UTM trackers to the URL. That’s why companies kept using them after Twitter introduced t.co.
- Thorrez 6y agoCan't you add the UTM tracker to the URL with shortening the URL?
- buzer 6y agoI mainly use them when I need to send a link that needs to be manually typed at some point (e.g. asking person to go some website during phone call).