rev=”canonical” is an interesting solu…
rev=”canonical” is an interesting solution to the problem of URL shortening. It inspects the link you want to shorten. If it finds a “canonical” URL then it uses that. e.g. dopplr.com/along/nested/url/that/needsshortening could specify http://dpl.it/1234 as its canonical/shortened URL.
You still have to ask yourself though if you really need to use a short URL. Most short URLs are no more memorable than the URLs they replace. The only real reason is for space-limited mediums like SMS. Ideally publishing systems should be smart enough to only shorten when necessary.
l.m.orchard 7:30 pm on April 13, 2009 Permalink |
Actually, with rev=”canonical”, you can answer the question about needing a short URL for your own sites. And, assuming others honor your wishes, that answer could be “no” if your rev=”canonical” URL is the same as your rel=”canonical” URL for the page.