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Google URL Shortener Shutdowns This Year

by TimLeland on 1/4/25, 8:01 AM with 10 comments

  • by TimLeland on 1/4/25, 2:42 PM

    What happens when Google's URL Shortener stops working on August 25th? Billions of links all around the internet break. It should be interesting.
  • by beretguy on 1/4/25, 1:30 PM

    Can't wait until people stop using Google products.
  • by joshka on 1/4/25, 11:28 AM

    Good riddance, but thinly veiled marketing post.
  • by Onavo on 1/4/25, 9:01 AM

    They complain about not being able to run analytics and track users, and now they are getting rid of one of the best tracking methods. Do they have a coherent strategy or is this just internal politics?
  • by tape_measure on 1/4/25, 8:19 AM

    Now this is viral marketing...