Comments on: Twitter is fixing links http://www.allenpike.com/2010/twitter-is-fixing-links/ Allen Pike on gidgets and gazmos. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:30:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Reeder http://www.allenpike.com/2010/twitter-is-fixing-links/comment-page-1/#comment-4286 Reeder Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:07:40 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=1725#comment-4286 The shortening of URL's on Twitter is a blessing in disguise, and i am glad to hear that due to a suggestion on your part, similar was implemented, i am a avid user of Twitter daily, hence the short URL's for me are good cheers The shortening of URL’s on Twitter is a blessing in disguise, and i am glad to hear that due to a suggestion on your part, similar was implemented, i am a avid user of Twitter daily, hence the short URL’s for me are good
cheers

]]> By: Allen http://www.allenpike.com/2010/twitter-is-fixing-links/comment-page-1/#comment-4190 Allen Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:38:00 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=1725#comment-4190 That's probably true, although this change will allow for other interesting link-related apps built on the API. That’s probably true, although this change will allow for other interesting link-related apps built on the API.

]]> By: Stephanie Hobson http://www.allenpike.com/2010/twitter-is-fixing-links/comment-page-1/#comment-4189 Stephanie Hobson Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:31:41 +0000 http://www.antipode.ca/?p=1725#comment-4189 I often hear people complain about FourSquare and Gowalla posts, you could certainly count those, but they were already using their own shortening services. There aren't any specific sites I can justify punishing people for, it really depends on the context. I'd unfollow someone regularly linking to Fox or CNN but that doesn't mean it's a bad thing for everyone. Oh, and I hate Mashable, but I suspect I'm alone in that. I often hear people complain about FourSquare and Gowalla posts, you could certainly count those, but they were already using their own shortening services.

There aren’t any specific sites I can justify punishing people for, it really depends on the context. I’d unfollow someone regularly linking to Fox or CNN but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing for everyone.

Oh, and I hate Mashable, but I suspect I’m alone in that.

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