The New York Times buys Wordle

Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by ycombobreaker on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:30PM (#30156981)

Plus, the "share" mechanism is obviously not an invasion of privacy or a tracking beacon. It just puts a cute unicode game board in your clipboard, as far as I can see.

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Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by ISL on Monday January 31, 2022 @08:29PM (#30157482)

Once one sees that mechanism, it cannot be forgotten. Wide knowledge of the technique is among Wordle's gifts to the world.

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Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by phkahler on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:57PM (#30157220)

Thanks, I didnt realize those shares were text and wondered how to export them. How cool!

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Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by rtkwe on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:23PM (#30157840)

Yeah they're just unicode emojis really simple to do and a big part of the popularity imo. From discord, twitter or whatsapp I can easily share and compare with a bunch of different groups of friends.

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Re:The New York Times buys Wordle by mywacaday on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @05:52AM (#30160928)

If the NYT only adds a link to their home page on the share function it has been worth it for them, millions of impressions per day for almost 0 cost.

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