whats the point of link shortening.. - GoFuckYourself.com

nico-t · 05-03-2011, 09:04 AM

..besides crappy twitter? I see people even use it in blog posts which defeats the purpose.. or is that to make it easy to make people plug those links on twitter?

96ukssob · 05-03-2011, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by nico-t

..besides crappy twitter? I see people even use it in blog posts which defeats the purpose.. or is that to make it easy to make people plug those links on twitter?

its easier to Rick Roll people

tranza · 05-03-2011, 09:11 AM

You can see how many people clicked that link..

pornmasta · 05-03-2011, 09:13 AM

it is easier to redirect people to the shit you want.
(but i think it is useless with gg)

Profits of Doom · 05-03-2011, 09:16 AM

It also keeps them from hovering over your link and typing in the domain without your ref code...

Coup · 05-03-2011, 09:25 AM

http://bit.ly/10ZXS

you can learn many benefits to shorten and/or masking a URL. In some cases it turns out to be quite profitable and can be a quite lucrative revenue stream.

heh

fitzmulti · 05-03-2011, 09:26 AM

People also use it on twitter, or other places, where you are limited to a certain number of characters.

newB · 05-03-2011, 09:40 AM

I just used it on another forum, because it seems that 'adult' in the domain name causes a nofollow attribute to be automatically attached. Since most shorteners use 301 redirects which still pass link juice it seemed like a good idea.

pornmasta · 05-03-2011, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Coup

http://bit.ly/10ZXS

you can learn many benefits to shorten and/or masking a URL. In some cases it turns out to be quite profitable and can be a quite lucrative revenue stream.

heh

i see a warning

MediaGuy · 05-03-2011, 09:50 AM

I Know the goo dot gl won't allow ref links, so it's use is limited to "real" URLs - but it's shorter now than the bit dot ly and a couple others.

:D

Barefootsies · 05-03-2011, 09:55 AM

* Hide Referral Codes
* Shorten Long Links
* Mailers Use Them (redirects)
* Rick Roll/******* People

newB · 05-03-2011, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Barefootsies

* Hide Referral Codes
* Shorten Long Links
* Mailers Use Them (redirects)
* Rick Roll/******* People

I'm familiar with Rick Roll, but what's *******?

BlackCrayon · 05-03-2011, 10:18 AM

i don't like clicking those kinds of links. i see them all over now but in the past they were most often used by scammers and people using free hosting.

05-03-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by newB

I'm familiar with Rick Roll, but what's *******?

I am out of this thread before this question is answered...

prezzz · 05-03-2011, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by newB

I'm familiar with Rick Roll, but what's *******?

It's one of the most erotic experience on the internet, along with LemonParty and 2Girls1Cup (although some say that its flavor is very unique). Sophisticated, one of its kind fine arts performance.

You can find it here: http://www.*******.me/

alias · 05-03-2011, 10:28 AM

Control your traffic and pull links like a pro.

newB · 05-03-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by prezzz

It's one of the most erotic experience on the internet, along with LemonParty and 2Girls1Cup (although some say that its flavor is very unique). Sophisticated, one of its kind fine arts performance.

You can find it here: http://www.*******.me/

That's, um...wow. I really wish I hadn't asked. It kinda stays in your head for awhile, doesn't it?

nico-t · 05-03-2011, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

i don't like clicking those kinds of links. i see them all over now but in the past they were most often used by scammers and people using free hosting.

i feel the same way, i notice i barely click them as opposed to normal links.

but tracking clicks is a nice feature, i knew that but forgot about it.

fris · 05-03-2011, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nico-t

..besides crappy twitter? I see people even use it in blog posts which defeats the purpose.. or is that to make it easy to make people plug those links on twitter?

i use it for ease, that way i dont have to remember long links, i can make links like domain.com/go/teensforcash goto my tour link.

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