cm0002@infosec.pub to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 months agoThe URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possiblecreepylink.comexternal-linkmessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1605arrow-down15
arrow-up1600arrow-down1external-linkThe URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possiblecreepylink.comcm0002@infosec.pub to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 months agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-squaredrkt@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months 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-up10·2 months 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-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoEasier to type when used on posters and other media where you can’t simply copypaste
minus-square2910000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI find it handy for writing down a URL on paper
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoOkay, grandpa. JK
minus-square2910000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoPaper may be old-fashioned but I need something light for the carrier pigeon
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 type when used on posters and other media where you can’t simply copypaste
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