> http://appdb.winehq.org/app/command-conquer-3-tiberium-wars/
> doesn't sound too bad, actually. And if somebody types in
> an ambiguous URL, like
> http://appdb.winehq.org/app/command-conquer
> they should get a list of matching apps. So this is kind of
> like a search function rather than a unique ID.
> The difference being that apps would normally be
> displayed at their shortest unique human-readable URL
> rather than by ID #.
> This may have an obscure but important benefit: I
> read on the web somewhere that it boosts search engine rankings.
> (Not that I'd know; I'm way away from that part of google.)
> - Dan
I'm pretty sure that's just because of the related words in the URL. An
additional number doesn't hurt ranking. I know a lot of sites use an ID number
and a title. The title makes it easy to see what the link points to. That's a
usability benefit of itself. I don't think people should start using the URL
bar as a search engine. The AppDB has a nice search engine already. And I think
searching for literally all URLs is going to put a lot of strain on the server.
Remco
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