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Have a read of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Standard_Identification_Number http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Standard_Identification_... That is how A
by InTheSwiss 13y ago
Have a read of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Standard_Identification_Number http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Standard_Identification_...
That is how Amazon can maintain such good link backwards compatibility although for books this is even easier as it just has to parse the ISBN and job done. ASIN allows them to tag everything ever on Amazon and keep it linkable. Good future planning from back in the 90s though I guess.
- ToastyMallows 13y agoThanks for the link. Very good planning indeed.
- makmanalp 13y agoWow, I'd always wondered what the heck obidos was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obidos_%28software%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obidos_%28software%29
- blueskin_ 13y agoAmazing. I wondered that on just about every link. Same with old BBC News links with /hi/ (if anyone knows what that one is, go ahead).