On 1/14/07, Amir Michail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As an update on this, the service should now be ready for general use:
>
> http://forwardingtree.com/
>
You can now compete to be the top URL forwarder! Find out just how
good you are at propagating URLs around the net.
Even if you are not the competitive type, I suspect that many people
would enjoy playing part in propagating a URL they like and knowing
the extent to which they have done so. Moreover, you get to actually
see the URL move around the net in real-time.
In any case, the process goes something like this:
* register (no email required nor used)
* submit the URL that you would like to forward to others
* you will get back a personalized forwarding link for that URL
* use your personalized link when forwarding the URL to others (e.g.,
by bookmarking your personalized link on del.icio.us, emailing it to
your friends, submitting it to a social news site, including it in a
blog post, mentioning it on a newsgroup, etc.)
Now, when people click on your personalized link, your forwarding tree
will grow and your overall score will increase.
People clicking on your forwarding link will receive their own
personalized links for this URL so that they can forward the URL
further, and so on.
Note also that you can use this service to check up on your own
website, to see the sorts of forwarding trees that have formed for
promoting your site.
Amir
P.S. This service has been tested mostly with firefox. Please let me
know of any problems that you find with other browsers.
> Feel free to use forwarding links generated by the service as
> bookmarks on del.icio.us or in any other context.
>
> Sample forwarding links:
>
> http://forwardingtree.com/#www.cs.washington.edu/2
> http://forwardingtree.com/#youtube.com%2F2
> http://forwardingtree.com/#labs.live.com/2
>
> Be sure to use the particular forwarding link given to you when
> forwarding a URL to others. This allows you to keep track of your
> forwarding tree as it grows in real-time.
>
> Amir
>
> On 1/10/07, Amir Michail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Ever wonder what happens to those links you forward to your friends,
> > mention in your blog, bookmark on del.icio.us, or submit to a social
> > news site?
> >
> > How many people click on them? Do they forward those links to others?
> > And do those people in turn forward them further and so on?
> >
> > I've been working on a service where you can watch your links being
> > forwarded from one person to another in real-time.
> >
> > Try playing around with the beta version:
> >
> > http://forwardingtree.com:8180/ForwardingTree/ForwardingTree.html#del.icio.us%2F2
> >
> > Note however that the beta version database will likely be reset many
> > times, so it's not a good idea to use these special forwarding links
> > as bookmarks or in your web pages just yet.
> >
> > Any feedback would be welcome. If the service is not self-explanatory
> > or not well motivated, then I would like to know about that.
> >
> > Amir
> >
>
