114
submitted 3 months ago by corbin@infosec.pub to c/technology@beehaw.org
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago

I'd assume that Google's value -- as with other link-shortening companies -- came from being able to add information tracking whenever someone clicked on that link.

If you mean customer value, might be formats where people had limited space to include links like traditional Twitter (which was originally 140 characters in a post, whereas URLs have no specification-mandated character limit).

this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2024
114 points (100.0% liked)

Technology

37702 readers
410 users here now

A nice place to discuss rumors, happenings, innovations, and challenges in the technology sphere. We also welcome discussions on the intersections of technology and society. If it’s technological news or discussion of technology, it probably belongs here.

Remember the overriding ethos on Beehaw: Be(e) Nice. Each user you encounter here is a person, and should be treated with kindness (even if they’re wrong, or use a Linux distro you don’t like). Personal attacks will not be tolerated.

Subcommunities on Beehaw:


This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS