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		cperciva on March 9, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How are url shorteners making money? I understand that some of them make money by inserting their IDs into referral links.

melvinram on March 9, 2009 [–]

hmm... that seems shady... unless they make that clear ahead of time.

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