We are all a rickroll now

[substitute]

Blog software that includes the headline in the url ruins things. I don't know why, but if I show someone a link and it has the dumb headline in there, it somehow spoilers the story even when it's not a story one would expect to be spoiled.

Am I crazy, or is the whole-story-in-url just a bad thing? Especially with photos.

Comments

[perich.livejournal.com]

Story in the URL is good for increasing search visibility. Not sure if that's the explicit intention or just a happy accident, but it's a factor.

[substitute.livejournal.com]

True, and "SEO" has now become way more valuable than usability or the actual (cringe at word) content.

[perich.livejournal.com]

I say a lot about that in my latest blog post, which you can read here.

[substitute.livejournal.com]

hahahaha excellent