PEOPLE, I BEG YOU
post links directly to the source, don't use Apple News or Bitly or other links hijackers. if they decide to change the service or go out of business, we have lost link to the original source.
keep the web as open as possible. say no to link shorteners and traffic hijackers 👍🏾
@WilsonSmith Yes, must be, it's been around a long time, of course.I think I first used it when I was editing the first ever online chemistry conference back in 1995
@blogdiva First, I totally agree... Second, as someone who has been blogging since 1997 you can't trust any company to keep links alive.
I have URLs that have not changed in over two decades and old posts of mine link to sooooo many 404 pages because companies moved things around, or shut down, or whatever.
The personal web sometimes has more staying power than the corporate web.
@rasterweb@blogdiva I have an Overseerr page set up for my friends and it tickles me that there's this teeny website that literally runs off one of the machines in my back room. The concept amuses me.
@blogdiva I usually use msn for links that people will need to bypass a paywall or popover, and thought folks were using apple news the same way. Otherwise, direct is best.
@ChasMusic@blogdiva I have filters for bit•ly, tiny•url, t•co, apple•news, flip•it bc I don’t want to deal with mystery meat tracker urls. I also filter out xitter and the Meta urls bc if I wanted to see that crap I’d be logging in there
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