tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096372392197819712.post6753263885789309540..comments2014-05-19T03:17:51.109-07:00Comments on P. Static has got Opinions: shortened URLs = sadfaceP. Statichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409502147044122316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096372392197819712.post-39052791099689101362010-11-10T22:28:02.682-08:002010-11-10T22:28:02.682-08:00Not only that, I had a URL shortener rant last yea...Not only that, I had a URL shortener rant last year during NaBloPoMo. Well, hell. XDP. Statichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409502147044122316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096372392197819712.post-12128481147045755982010-11-10T21:53:02.105-08:002010-11-10T21:53:02.105-08:00Also, didn't you have a Twitter rant last year...Also, didn't you have a Twitter rant last year? I seem to remember one. XDKiriskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907500581226824724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096372392197819712.post-24026212490728445992010-11-10T21:52:16.288-08:002010-11-10T21:52:16.288-08:00People use shortened URLs on blogs/other places be...People use shortened URLs on blogs/other places because it's a simple way of tracking clicks/other stats on the URL, since most URL shorteners provide that now. There are other ways of tracking the links, sure, but that's convenient, especially if they already generated the link for Twitter, etc.<br /><br />My third-party Twitter client also displays real URLs on hover... as long as it's from bit.ly. So I basically only click on bit.ly links and goo.gl links since Google duds out "bad" links sent through its shortener anyway.<br /><br />Asian languages have such an advantage on Twitter. 140 characters gets a lot more there. :CKiriskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907500581226824724noreply@blogger.com