Using TinyUrl is a symptom of poorly designed urls... On 05/11/2007, Sean Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Adam wrote: > > Tinyurl is a great service and i can understand why it is used, but i > > feel that using this type of service in a wider audience is a bad idea. > > > We're having this exact same argument at the moment here, and I would > agree that ideally this service should be located under the main > publisher's domain. > > The Guardian uses tinyurl extensively, as do many other publications. > We have decided to build our own system instead, as at least this way we > are able to track who's clicking the links and where they're coming from > as well. > > Seán > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ >
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