Why Use a URL Shortner? 1 points by ad0n1s_97 7y ago ↗ HN What make you use a url shortner like billy or any other one ? Like what is the main reason and what do expect from them ?
[–] aurizon 7y ago ↗ if I write a letter by hand or read the URL over the phone a shortener is invaluable [–] ad0n1s_97 7y ago ↗ i like this one, so a kind of human readable short url would be great... [–] lioeters 7y ago ↗ Hmm, it might defeat the purpose of a URL shortener, but I pictured something like what3words [0] (geocoding with memorable/human-readable words) but for URLs - for example: big.brown/bear[0] https://what3words.com/
[–] ad0n1s_97 7y ago ↗ i like this one, so a kind of human readable short url would be great... [–] lioeters 7y ago ↗ Hmm, it might defeat the purpose of a URL shortener, but I pictured something like what3words [0] (geocoding with memorable/human-readable words) but for URLs - for example: big.brown/bear[0] https://what3words.com/
[–] lioeters 7y ago ↗ Hmm, it might defeat the purpose of a URL shortener, but I pictured something like what3words [0] (geocoding with memorable/human-readable words) but for URLs - for example: big.brown/bear[0] https://what3words.com/
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[0] https://what3words.com/