Comments on: Shorter URLs http://aaronmentele.com/2009/08/10/shorter-urls/ personal blog of Aaron Mentele, web developer and partner at Electric Pulp Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Permanent Redirect with an Action Filter | {funky fresh} http://aaronmentele.com/2009/08/10/shorter-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-45040 Permanent Redirect with an Action Filter | {funky fresh} Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:35:23 +0000 http://aaronmentele.com/?p=793#comment-45040 [...] and I came across some interesting posts. I was reading Aaron Mentele’s post titled “Shorter URLs” and really enjoyed the insights. At the bottom of his post he credits Zeldman with a similar [...] [...] and I came across some interesting posts. I was reading Aaron Mentele’s post titled “Shorter URLs” and really enjoyed the insights. At the bottom of his post he credits Zeldman with a similar [...]

]]> By: Aaron Mentele http://aaronmentele.com/2009/08/10/shorter-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-44767 Aaron Mentele Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:07:41 +0000 http://aaronmentele.com/?p=793#comment-44767 Yeah, but I didn't mention linkrot. I'm talking about immediate context. My point is that link shortening services are like grab bags. Nobody knows what they're about to get. Yeah, but I didn’t mention linkrot. I’m talking about immediate context. My point is that link shortening services are like grab bags. Nobody knows what they’re about to get.

]]> By: Deane http://aaronmentele.com/2009/08/10/shorter-urls/comment-page-1/#comment-44766 Deane Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:59:00 +0000 http://aaronmentele.com/?p=793#comment-44766 I shortened Gadgetopia's URLs a while back, down to something like this: /post/1234 But, in a larger sense, Tweets are disposable, in my mind. Tweets have an expire date of maybe 24 after posting -- anytime after that, they go stale and who really cares? I don't think Tweets preserve like blog posts, but maybe I'm just anti-Twitter. I shortened Gadgetopia’s URLs a while back, down to something like this:

/post/1234

But, in a larger sense, Tweets are disposable, in my mind. Tweets have an expire date of maybe 24 after posting — anytime after that, they go stale and who really cares? I don’t think Tweets preserve like blog posts, but maybe I’m just anti-Twitter.

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