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https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/31/17184164/google-alphabet-url-shortening-service-closed

by foxhop • 8 years ago

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foxhop• 8 years ago

And just like that a huge swath of the Internet looses links due to link rot.

Putting your data in google.is like putting your data on an inspector gadget exploding letter.

I remember thinking shortener services are scary for this exact reason back when they were first created.

Maybe we need a non corporate backed shortener service that has the staying power to surpass shuttering like this.

stantyan• 8 years ago

They wrote, "all links will continue to redirect to the intended destination after March 30, 2019".

Other than that I agree on all your points.

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