BK.LY Launches
We’ve just launched a new website this morning called bk.ly that is designed to serve two purposes: 1) As URL shorteners become a ubiquitous part of the Internet experience, it makes sense to have some kind of local identity to the shortened web addresses, especially in the case of Brooklyn where local pride runs thick;…
We’ve just launched a new website this morning called bk.ly that is designed to serve two purposes: 1) As URL shorteners become a ubiquitous part of the Internet experience, it makes sense to have some kind of local identity to the shortened web addresses, especially in the case of Brooklyn where local pride runs thick; 2) Twitter also provides a powerful way to collect and rank local news. The way site works is pretty simple: If you tweet a link that’s been shortened using the bk.ly URL shortener, it’ll automatically show up in the site’s Tweet stream; likewise, if you append any Tweet with the hashtag #bknews, it will also show up in the stream. The latter will hopefully be used widely for mobile Tweets like “three-car accident at Fulton and South Oxford #bknews”. We’ve also got a Most Popular widget on the site to track which links have been Tweeted the most. (This will soon be available for any bloggers to embed on their own sites.) Within the next couple of weeks, you’ll be able to log into the site with your Twitter username and Tweet directly from bk.ly while tracking the click-through performance of your links. It’s very much an experiment so we look forward to specific suggestions to make it more useful and user-friendly.
@eny i guess but most of twitter is just noise. is it really worth it to go through all the trouble to post some url? using url shortners in order to make twitter posts is a rube goldberg use of technology that will look silly in a year.
amen, bxgrl at 12:08 pm
Maybe the idea is people using technology to maintain the idea of relationships, but really not having them. Its much easier to have an online relationship than one in real life. What does that say about us as a society or a species? When we’re called “wetware”?
I love technology but definitely not twitter- and don’t get me started on facebook, etc. I understand the benefits and all, but it is so not how I want to live. And i have to agree with ENY- twitter is bad for journalism. I think its horrible for communication in general, actually.
Randi- I agree with that too 🙂
“East NY – CNN did not identify the tweets as such, it was discovered later. So I don’t agree that it’s maintaining journalist standards.”
Yes, you are correct. I recall now that’s how the uproar started. You’re right, CNN did not adhere to journalistic standards there, a blatant error.
“Most ppl with schizophrenia are unable to have that same kind of stability without serious support.”
OK, not schizophrenia, but they clearly have some problems. Heroin addicts are often able to function “normally,” but I think you’d agree their not making the best of lifestyle choices, regardless.
“How is being in love with an anime character enabling broader, faster forms of communication?”
I am not equating the two, you are. You’re talking about anime and “artificial intelligence.” I’m talking about Twitter and other Internet-based communication tools, which enable faster and broader distribution of information. Two completely, different things, bodhi.
“it’s illegally using twitter’s copyrighted logo.”
You should tweet about this, Rob!
there is a store on 5th avenue, one of those rinky dink over priced children’s boutiques, that bit off the Twitter logo bird and has it all over shirts and other clothing. it’s illegally using twitter’s copyrighted logo.
East NY – CNN did not identify the tweets as such, it was discovered later. So I don’t agree that it’s maintaining journalist standards.
lol. schizophrenic! not exactly – these are fully functioning men in society, who have jobs, own homes, etc. Most ppl with schizophrenia are unable to have that same kind of stability without serious support.
How is being in love with an anime character enabling broader, faster forms of communication? It is encouraging ppl to be shut-ins, and not form real relationships with other human beings – living in fantasy.
i understand the potential of twitter (ie iran election) but on a day to day basis i just don’t get it. can someone show me just one interesting or important tweet? usually it is just garbage.
“there’s really no reason to use a url shortener. you can copy, paste, and click on a url thats 1000 characters just as well as one that’s 20.”
Not if you want to tweet, you can’t.