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The problem with URL shorteners is that you now have two servers which can go down.
by judofyr 17y ago
The problem with URL shorteners is that you now have two servers which can go down.
- tlrobinson 17y agoNot only that, but if it's an "original" URL that's broken but at least well formatted you at least have a hint of where to look, for example in the Google cache, archive.org, or elsewhere on the original domain. Shortened URLs give you no hints as to where the original document was located.