Comments on: Read my email http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/ I was syncing my Facebook status here for a while, but now I'm boycotting them over the FriendConnect fiasco... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:22:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1413 JB Sat, 30 Apr 2005 22:37:54 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1413 That's a bit long for a "tiny" url; is that what you were trying to say? I think it will be a quite while before they need to be that long; you can express quite large numbers relatively succinctly with a base-36 system. I think right now they are only four characters after the slash. They are definitely useful for some things, probably not so much for blogs. The best use for them that I have found is for referencing directions (Yahoo, mapquest, etc.) on a printed piece (especially a rave-card size) where you have limited space to work with but you need to explain something that's fairly detailed. That’s a bit long for a “tiny” url; is that what you were trying to say? I think it will be a quite while before they need to be that long; you can express quite large numbers relatively succinctly with a base-36 system. I think right now they are only four characters after the slash.

They are definitely useful for some things, probably not so much for blogs.

The best use for them that I have found is for referencing directions (Yahoo, mapquest, etc.) on a printed piece (especially a rave-card size) where you have limited space to work with but you need to explain something that’s fairly detailed.

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1412 nstryker Sat, 30 Apr 2005 17:36:35 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1412 soon there will be no more tiny tiny urls! see why at tinyurl.com/j32indl8l2nlksdlu3rlj soon there will be no more tiny tiny urls! see why at tinyurl.com/j32indl8l2nlksdlu3rlj

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1411 JB Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:52:35 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1411 Google (and other search engines) should be smart enough to process tinyurls. Although, now that I look at it, I'm not sure why I would need to TinyURL something just to add it as a link in my own blog. Google (and other search engines) should be smart enough to process tinyurls. Although, now that I look at it, I’m not sure why I would need to TinyURL something just to add it as a link in my own blog.

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1410 nstryker Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:21:45 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1410 you and your tiny urls...the ultimate google busters. you and your tiny urls…the ultimate google busters.

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1409 JB Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:57:12 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1409 I believe the link has to actually be inside the div tags. Or you could always use onclick javascript for the div - just kidding. I was just joking about the link back to the main page; people should know how to use the back button. If they don't, they probably need a link that actually says "Home Page" or something like that, rather than figuring out to click on the header. As for the .htaccess file, I think wordpress uses this for the permalink structure, so you probably already have one set up in your WP install. If that one is weird, you may try looking <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3qds">here</a>. I believe the link has to actually be inside the div tags. Or you could always use onclick javascript for the div - just kidding.

I was just joking about the link back to the main page; people should know how to use the back button. If they don’t, they probably need a link that actually says “Home Page” or something like that, rather than figuring out to click on the header.

As for the .htaccess file, I think wordpress uses this for the permalink structure, so you probably already have one set up in your WP install. If that one is weird, you may try looking here.

]]> By: nstryker http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1408 nstryker Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:52:35 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1408 here i am throwing you: the easy way: Redirect permanent OLDURI NEWURI the fun way: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html or: http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/misc/rewriteguide.html here i am throwing you:

the easy way:
Redirect permanent OLDURI NEWURI

the fun way:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_rewrite.html
or:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/misc/rewriteguide.html

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1407 Dan Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:51:21 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1407 Can also you? What an idiot. Oh wait... Can also you?

What an idiot.

Oh wait…

]]> By: Dan http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1406 Dan Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:17:24 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1406 Well, how do I assign a url to a div? I tried just wraping the header with a link, like this <a></a>, but that didn't work. Help me please. Can also you help me create a .htaccess file or throw me in the right place? Well, how do I assign a url to a div? I tried just wraping the header with a link, like this <a></a>, but that didn’t work.

Help me please. Can also you help me create a .htaccess file or throw me in the right place?

]]> By: JB http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1405 JB Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:01:59 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1405 Dan, you are great. But how will they ever get back to the home page once they've gone to the comments page, unless they've mastered the secret internet technique of using the back button? :) Dan, you are great.

But how will they ever get back to the home page once they’ve gone to the comments page, unless they’ve mastered the secret internet technique of using the back button? :)

]]> By: michel http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1404 michel Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:24:19 +0000 http://freepressblog.org/blog/2005/04/28/read-my-email/#comment-1404 riveting. =) riveting.
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