Choosing between names and identifiers in URLs

Re:Choosing between names and identifiers in URLs by hyperpape on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @03:51PM (#15494271)

I don't have a direct piece of evidence, but most users don't even know about ctrl-f, so I think they don't copy and paste. They click (or tap, these days) on links. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/crazy...

Most users click links.

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Re:Choosing between names and identifiers in URLs by yathern on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @04:22PM (#15494567)

I meant in the context of sharing links, either on a board like this or in a text. But that does bring a up a good point of how many users know how to copy/paste?

Among all internet users, I would conservatively assume 30%+ do. Among people who have posted a link to social media or forums, I would assume %80+. But I'd be interested to see how off I am.

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Re:Choosing between names and identifiers in URLs by hyperpape on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @09:29AM (#15498937)

There's a reason there are those share buttons on every website that's chasing viral traffic.

I suspect most people who share on Facebook share via those, or via the Facebook app's own internal web viewer. I would assume Twitter is a bit more savvy, but I still would not bet strongly that a majority of people on Twitter know about copy-paste.

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