Why Twitter's T.co Is a Game Changer

macslocum writes "If Twitter is so inclined, the company could turn the new t.co shortening service into a powerful analytics tool that solves the marketing and tracking issues of off-site engagement."

Comments

Re:Just what we need

[0123456]

On the plus side, if all marketers are using the same domain for tracking URLs, then it only takes one line in /etc/hosts to block them all.

And am I the only one who just does not click on any 'shortened' URL because you never know what it's going to take you to? OK, so www.fluffybunnies.com could still take me to a goatse site, but it's far less likely to do so.

Re:*shrug*

[mcgrew]

I never click on a shortened link. You never know when it migh be a redirect to goatse.cx or worse.

Re:Just what we need

[IndustrialComplex]

And am I the only one who just does not click on any 'shortened' URL

You aren't the only one. I won't click on them either. I probably wouldn't go to your fluffybunnies url either and tend to stick to just the few I have 'whitelisted' in my brain. A certain citrus celebration themed URL comes to mind when discussing URLs that sound safe on paper...