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SSLMatrix
05-13-2011, 08:30 AM
You know, I was just looking at a shortened URL the other day, and it was something like "domain.com/1jx820xu". Then I started thinking about the whole "SEO friendly" URL craze, which in turn lead to good old GET variables (?id=abcdef). Why not just go back to using GET variables?

mesasa
05-14-2011, 09:47 AM
I think the reason in this case isn't for SEO reasons, as 1jx820xu is not SEO friendly at all. It is simply shorter by 4 characters because you don't have to put:

domain[dot]com/?id=1jx829xu
and instead
domain[dot]com/1jx829xu

Kewinpot
05-17-2011, 03:07 AM
domain[dot]com/?id=1jx829xu
and instead
domain[dot]com/1jx829xu

It might be the exact solution for your given by Mr.Mesasa.

Diamondzul
05-17-2011, 08:14 AM
Using GETs as part of SEO can help, but one of the factors in SEO is density, therefore, the part of the GET that isn't optimized will work against you.

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/?search=keyword
vs
/keyword