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Google today released their newest feature on Youtube – Youtu.be, a URL shortener. Youtu.be isn’t that big of a deal, but it can do something.
They want to insure that people know they are clicking on a Youtube link. With Bit.ly and other services you could be clicking on anything. The shortened URL is also useful for developers. A developer can make the link show a thumbnail, embed videos directly with the link, or track the video’s analytics.
To use youtu.be manually, simply take a URL like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdeioVndUhs and replace “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=” with “http://youtu.be/” to get: http://youtu.be/FdeioVndUhs. Plug that shorter URL into a browser, and you’ll see it redirects to that video.
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First, its Google (goo.gl), then Facebook, (fb.me) then now its YouTube (youtu.be)…. wow…. watch out bit.ly!
First, its Google (goo.gl), then Facebook, (fb.me) then now its YouTube (youtu.be)…. wow…. watch out bit.ly!