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A solution to this would be for Twitter to post the t.co URL if the original URL is longer than the t.co URL or if the original URL is too long to fit in the tw
by albedoa 15y ago
A solution to this would be for Twitter to post the t.co URL if the original URL is longer than the t.co URL or if the original URL is too long to fit in the tweet. Else, it would display the original URL but direct it to the t.co URL for tracking.
So a tweet that says:
Check it out: http://zombo.com
Would be posted as:
Check it out: <a href="http://t.co/whatever">http://zombo.com</a>
This would preserve Twitter's tracking while maximizing the amount of information in the displayed URL as well as meeting the user's expectations, intent, and needs. Thoughts?
- Pyrodogg 15y agoI was in the middle of writing a response say that would be "bait-and-switchy" until I remember we're already talking about URL redirection. As long as it doesn't slow down the user experience much, adding in the additional layer, I think it'd be fine.
- corin_ 15y agoThat's what they already do through their web interface. And for any apps/whatever using the API, they give both version of the URL so that developers can do the same thing.