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This'll probably be the only chance I get, so I have to ask... Why do all links on medium point inwards? Arguments made by those who don't know better are: 1
by markdown 14y ago
This'll probably be the only chance I get, so I have to ask...
Why do all links on medium point inwards?
Arguments made by those who don't know better are:
1. To track clicks on outbound links
2. To preserve "pagerank" or some such think.
Neither of these are strong arguments since you can track outbound clicks with G.Analytics or any other analytics service worth using, and outbound links have about zero impact on pagerank of the linking page.
What reason could possibly be so great that you choose to break the web for it?
- dpup 14y agoIt was added to block referrers on unpublished drafts. We have been meaning to take it out for published posts, but for a couple of reasons it's not as trivial as flipping a flag. "break the web" is a little melodramatic though.
- markdown 14y agoThanks for the explanation. I don't think its melodramatic at all. Links are the foundation of the www.