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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: jr2 on January 18, 2010, 06:27:32 pm

Title: http://is.gd
Post by: jr2 on January 18, 2010, 06:27:32 pm

URL shortener even shorter than tinyurl.  Long linkified sigs live forever!! :lol:

http://is.gd/6ykb4  <== HLP Forums

Title: Re: http://is.gd
Post by: Stealth on January 20, 2010, 12:42:47 am

forums.hardlightproductions.com

Title: Re: http://is.gd
Post by: jr2 on January 20, 2010, 10:14:40 am

Quote from: Stealth on January 20, 2010, 12:42:47 am

forums.hardlightproductions.com

Would be http://is.gd/6FNHf
/me is confused.

I don't get it.  :confused:

Title: Re: http://is.gd
Post by: Mongoose on January 20, 2010, 02:26:55 pm

Could anyone explain to me the true benefit of these link-shortening sites?  I honestly can't think of any practical use for them that HTML or BBCode couldn't do far more easily.

Title: Re: http://is.gd
Post by: The E on January 20, 2010, 02:29:24 pm

Well, if you are bound with character limits (Hello, twitter!), then they are useful.

Title: Re: http://is.gd
Post by: MR_T3D on January 20, 2010, 02:38:23 pm

or for deceiving people!
say its somewhere innocent, when it...isn't

Title: Re: http://is.gd
Post by: jr2 on January 20, 2010, 03:39:19 pm

Quote from: Mongoose on January 20, 2010, 02:26:55 pm

Could anyone explain to me the true benefit of these link-shortening sites?  I honestly can't think of any practical use for them that HTML or BBCode couldn't do far more easily.

Look at my sig.  Any space savers are usefull.

Title: Re: http://is.gd
Post by: Turambar on January 20, 2010, 04:03:23 pm

as a rule, i never click those links

they could go anywhere!  you don't know!

Title: Re: http://is.gd
Post by: Colonol Dekker on January 20, 2010, 06:33:24 pm

Blah! :p :D ;7 :lol: :pimp: :yes:

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