corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 5 months agoGoogle's goo․gl links will stop working in August 20259to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1111cross-posted to: google@lemmy.world
arrow-up1111external-linkGoogle's goo․gl links will stop working in August 20259to5google.comcorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square32fedilinkcross-posted to: google@lemmy.world
minus-squarekaty ✨linkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agowhat were they used for? internal redirects like t.co? or something for customers? genuine question
minus-squarejarfil@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 months agoAnyone could generate them, for free, and they came with analytics on the side. Google also generated them for sharing content from their services. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_URL_Shortener
what were they used for? internal redirects like t.co? or something for customers? genuine question
Anyone could generate them, for free, and they came with analytics on the side. Google also generated them for sharing content from their services.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_URL_Shortener