Comments on: URLs in TV Shows http://dotneil.com/2008/03/urls-in-tv-shows/ Neil on Web technology, business, design, and development... Fri, 16 May 2008 02:55:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Neil Cauldwell http://dotneil.com/2008/03/urls-in-tv-shows/#comment-1066 Neil Cauldwell Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:16:31 +0000 http://dotneil.com/2008/03/urls-in-tv-shows/#comment-1066 Phil, that was stated in the comments on the original post, too. All the happy happy thoughts in my head haven't left any room for real-world cynicism, unfortunately. But if the Japanese are using this technique, (they're pretty advanced with their Internet usage, and their version goes a whole lot faster than ours does...), it must work past that problem to some extent. It's great for companies who don't have platform agnostic URLs (.aspx, .php) etc. Rails has cleaned-up URLs (and even made them RESTful) for many new sites, but obviously there's many, many more sites built on technologies which are dependent on file extensions in URLs. Worst case, blackhat SEO-ridden scenario; this technique simply adds the highs of Russian roulette style experience to URL promotion - you never know where the audience will end up! It's fun for them and for you. Variety is the spice of life! Phil, that was stated in the comments on the original post, too. All the happy happy thoughts in my head haven’t left any room for real-world cynicism, unfortunately. But if the Japanese are using this technique, (they’re pretty advanced with their Internet usage, and their version goes a whole lot faster than ours does…), it must work past that problem to some extent.

It’s great for companies who don’t have platform agnostic URLs (.aspx, .php) etc. Rails has cleaned-up URLs (and even made them RESTful) for many new sites, but obviously there’s many, many more sites built on technologies which are dependent on file extensions in URLs.

Worst case, blackhat SEO-ridden scenario; this technique simply adds the highs of Russian roulette style experience to URL promotion - you never know where the audience will end up! It’s fun for them and for you. Variety is the spice of life!

]]> By: Phil Nash http://dotneil.com/2008/03/urls-in-tv-shows/#comment-1065 Phil Nash Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:57:07 +0000 http://dotneil.com/2008/03/urls-in-tv-shows/#comment-1065 That is, of course, asking for evil SEO types to target those phrases that you suggest and push you off the top! Isn't this an old idea, pushed by AOL with their "AOL keywords"? That is, of course, asking for evil SEO types to target those phrases that you suggest and push you off the top!

Isn’t this an old idea, pushed by AOL with their “AOL keywords”?

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