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by bjplink 18y ago
The URL Control part is the key. A lot of spammers and scammers are already doing this themselves using TinyURL as a front for affilaite re-directs. It might be morally questionable though for Twitter to hijack the Amazon links of the every
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by bjplink 18y ago
You generally can't throw a rock in a crowded room of programming nerds and not hit someone who has built their own CMS these days. I've basically built my freelance career out of building and selling a set of CMS software and I'm sure othe
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by bjplink 18y ago
I agree. I would imagine this is an idea that is nearly impossible to turn a dime with. What are your options really? Either charge a monthly fee for a service that your users can find for free elsewhere (either right now, or eventually) or
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by bjplink 18y ago
I haven't seen anything that says all 21 million people had problems. All I see is another sensationalistic headline from TechCrunch. There is a plug at the end because that's how blogs make money; by selling links and paid mentions.
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by bjplink 18y ago
This story is exactly why TechCrunch is such a joke. You can't make giant, sweeping statements like: "The Day Live Web Video Streaming Failed Us" and then, in the second sentence of your story, deliver a bunch of incredibly impressive stats
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by bjplink 18y ago
I agree. I know it was discussed ad nauseam all over the web but I wish he would've addressed it a little more in this post. He mentions being upset that they didn't develop "one" community but it's difficult to be surprised by that when he