cm0002@infosec.pub to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 3 days agoThe URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possiblecreepylink.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1709arrow-down16
arrow-up1703arrow-down1external-linkThe URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possiblecreepylink.comcm0002@infosec.pub to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 3 days agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squaredrkt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·2 days agoWhat even is the point of URL shorteners? I always understood it as a Twitter thing, but I see them more outside of Twitter.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoI think sometimes it gives people analytics on how many people click the link when the link is to something they themselves don’t control. But I’m not entirely sure if that’s a common service shorteners offer.
minus-square0x0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoEasier to memorize/type, that’s about it. Replaced by (unsafer) QR codes as of late and can still hide analytics.
minus-square2910000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoI find it handy for writing down a URL on paper
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoOkay, grandpa. JK
minus-square2910000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoPaper may be old-fashioned but I need something light for the carrier pigeon
minus-square0x0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI’ve heard papyrus is a great medium. Jokes aside, hand-writing and reading actually helps out the brain.
What even is the point of URL shorteners? I always understood it as a Twitter thing, but I see them more outside of Twitter.
I think sometimes it gives people analytics on how many people click the link when the link is to something they themselves don’t control. But I’m not entirely sure if that’s a common service shorteners offer.
Easier to memorize/type, that’s about it.
Replaced by (unsafer) QR codes as of late and can still hide analytics.
I find it handy for writing down a URL on paper
Okay, grandpa.
JK
Paper may be old-fashioned but I need something light for the carrier pigeon
I’ve heard papyrus is a great medium.
Jokes aside, hand-writing and reading actually helps out the brain.