Comments on: Brief thoughts on brief lifespans of brief URLs: what news sites can do http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/08/brief-thoughts-on-brief-lifespans-of-brief-urls-what-news-sites-can-do/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lillbra » Blog Archive » Mer om korta url:er och hur du skapar din egna url-förkortare http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/08/brief-thoughts-on-brief-lifespans-of-brief-urls-what-news-sites-can-do/comment-page-1/#comment-34754 lillbra » Blog Archive » Mer om korta url:er och hur du skapar din egna url-förkortare Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:21:06 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=7235#comment-34754 [...] exempel på företag som har gjort just detta. Den stora fördelen med egna kort-url:er är att användarna kan se på länken var den går någonstans. De får en garanti att de inte hamnar på något okänt ställe, något man missar med generella [...] [...] exempel på företag som har gjort just detta. Den stora fördelen med egna kort-url:er är att användarna kan se på länken var den går någonstans. De får en garanti att de inte hamnar på något okänt ställe, något man missar med generella [...]

]]> By:   links for 2009-08-13 — contentious.com http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/08/brief-thoughts-on-brief-lifespans-of-brief-urls-what-news-sites-can-do/comment-page-1/#comment-26793   links for 2009-08-13 — contentious.com Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:03:27 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=7235#comment-26793 [...] Brief thoughts on brief lifespans of brief URLs: what news sites can do » Nieman Journalism Lab AHA! This might be a way to get around how too many redirects could "break the web" [...] [...] Brief thoughts on brief lifespans of brief URLs: what news sites can do » Nieman Journalism Lab AHA! This might be a way to get around how too many redirects could "break the web" [...]

]]> By: MichaelJ http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/08/brief-thoughts-on-brief-lifespans-of-brief-urls-what-news-sites-can-do/comment-page-1/#comment-26543 MichaelJ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:26:14 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=7235#comment-26543 I just atarted using bit.ly to get the URL into twitter and also as a human readable URL. The benefit that was new-to-me is to see how many hits from where in the world the bit.ly got. I would think the aggregation and analytic tools that could be built into that information could produce clickstreams that could be turned into the kind of data that marketers say they want. The business about seeing when a click is made is also great feedback on what works and what doesn't. Put a bit.ly in a comment and you get real time data on whether your comment was "interesting." to visitors at the blog. The other functionality is that it gives you a number of how many hits at the site that didn't come from your bit.ly. Which gives you a sense of the reach of that blog post. To be clear I don't know how accurate this info is but it sure is interesting none the less. I just atarted using bit.ly to get the URL into twitter and also as a human readable URL. The benefit that was new-to-me is to see how many hits from where in the world the bit.ly got.

I would think the aggregation and analytic tools that could be built into that information could produce clickstreams that could be turned into the kind of data that marketers say they want.

The business about seeing when a click is made is also great feedback on what works and what doesn’t.

Put a bit.ly in a comment and you get real time data on whether your comment was “interesting.” to visitors at the blog. The other functionality is that it gives you a number of how many hits at the site that didn’t come from your bit.ly. Which gives you a sense of the reach of that blog post.

To be clear I don’t know how accurate this info is but it sure is interesting none the less.

]]> By: Michael Becker http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/08/brief-thoughts-on-brief-lifespans-of-brief-urls-what-news-sites-can-do/comment-page-1/#comment-26494 Michael Becker Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:51:46 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=7235#comment-26494 I hate to point this out, but the idea about a short URL that's static that points to shifting content already exists. It's called a domain name. The shifting content at the other end? It's called a Web site or blog. No need to reinvent the wheel. I hate to point this out, but the idea about a short URL that’s static that points to shifting content already exists. It’s called a domain name. The shifting content at the other end? It’s called a Web site or blog.

No need to reinvent the wheel.

]]> By: Damian http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/08/brief-thoughts-on-brief-lifespans-of-brief-urls-what-news-sites-can-do/comment-page-1/#comment-26411 Damian Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:50:51 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=7235#comment-26411 >"(URL shorteners have boomed precisely because their shrink-ray powers allow more text to squeeze into Twitter’s 140-character limit.)" Perhaps this indicates something invisibly flawed about twitter? >”(URL shorteners have boomed precisely because their shrink-ray powers allow more text to squeeze into Twitter’s 140-character limit.)”

Perhaps this indicates something invisibly flawed about twitter?

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