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This makes a lot of sense if public participation is actually desired. Links need to be short, snappy, and memorable so they're easy to either type into a smart
by cosmic_cheese 2mo ago
This makes a lot of sense if public participation is actually desired. Links need to be short, snappy, and memorable so they're easy to either type into a smartphone on the spot or be recalled at some point later when one has a spare moment. This kind of link is also more likely to spread via word of mouth.
Traditional link shorteners only meet one of those requirements. Random strings aren't going to be remembered and the chances that they'll be mistyped is substantially higher.
- mmooss 2mo agoAt least some traditional link shorterners let you choose the string.
- embedding-shape 2mo agoUntil they inevitably get acquired and all the links eventually break. Please don't use 3rd party link shorteners, host your own if you REALLY have to.
- cindyllm 2mo ago[dead]
- JaceComix 2mo agoAbout twenty years ago I used tinyurl.com/lvorv to link to a flash animation. I assume there's some divine intervention going on, but it still works!
- inigyou 2mo agoIt links to https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mudah https://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mudah
- isityettime 2mo agoThe other advantage here is that it's really easy to tell at a glance if one of these "shortened" links authentically points to a real government website; just answer: does it start with nyc.gov? That's a really good thing.