post email URL different

theradiocrytic · Member · Dec 30, 2010 at 11:08 pm
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Hi all, I posted this post yesterday. The URL is http://bobdavcav.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/accessible-web-hosting-options/. I posted this via email and when I got the email back with the post details, the URL was
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bob cavanaugh | December 28, 2010 at 4:04 PM | Categories: technology | URL: http://wp.me/pUhJO-64 Why the difference? Also, while we’re on the topic of post by email, don’t I just type [end] to make wordpress ignore everything after that shortcode? That doesn’t seem to be working.

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theradiocrytic · Member · Dec 30, 2010 at 11:09 pm
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Oops! I guess I should have deleted the stuff before the URL too.
raincoaster · Member · Dec 31, 2010 at 2:37 am
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Yeah, WP.com is really pushing their URL shortener. Unfortunately, the SEO that accrues when you use the wp.me URL accrues to WordPress.com and not to your own unique domain, if you happen to have one like I do. I for one have bitched to high heaven about it and the result has been: absolutely nothing.

It’s not a huge effect, but it does exist. And it’s annoying.
theradiocrytic · Member · Dec 31, 2010 at 8:34 pm
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I’m not sure that I followed you on that. What does that mean? How about my shortcode question?
auxclass · Member · Dec 31, 2010 at 8:40 pm
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WP.com is really pushing their URL shortener done automatically
theradiocrytic · Member · Dec 31, 2010 at 11:15 pm
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So what does this mean for permalinks? Who uses the shortened urls?
timethief · Member · Jan 4, 2011 at 12:58 am
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@Bob
I know this thread is old but wanted to wade in. The only time I use shortened links is when my post links are autoposted to Twitter. Shortened links aren’t the best choice for SEO.

Who uses shortened links?
They are ubiquitous throughout the blogosphere.

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