Uniform Resource Locator or Universal Resource Locator - a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource.
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Recommended date format for REST GET API [closed]
What's the recommended timestamp format for a REST GET API like this:
http://api.example.com/start_date/{timestamp}
I think the actual date format should be ISO 8601 format, such as ...
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How do I get to a Book's main page without having to manually modify the URL?
Say I search for a book on Google Books and then click through to it. If I copy that URL and send it to someone, they will be taken to the same page for the book, but the URL also contains a bunch of ...
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Changing vanity URL on Facebook?
As you may know, Facebook allows users to choose a "vanity URL," allowing easy linking to one's profile. However, once set, this URL cannot be changed and this was done for security reasons, ...
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Map Blog pages to different custom URLs
I have a subdomain currently pointing towards a blog I write on Blogger.
I would like to add a new page to this blog and point an entirely separate subdomain to that page.
So, given that ...
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Do Google Search URLs contain sensitive (private) details?
I noticed that if I'm logged into Google Account (my Gmail and everything) and do a search in the address bar, the URL of the resultant page is really long.
Now, I was wondering: is there any ...
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How do I share a search query from Google?
Let's say I want to share the results from my query. There seems to be a lot of meta data in the query string.
Which variables can be removed from the URL to still give a functioning Google search?
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Listing all articles on Wikitravel.org (excluding redirects)
Here is the list of all articles on the excellent guide Wikitravel.org:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Special:Allpages/A1GP
PROBLEM: It also includes redirects.
For each real article there are tens of ...
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Gmail Logout/Redirection via Youtube
When Signing out from Gmail, I am redirected to various other google/gmail pages and then finally to the main page. The flow goes like this:
First Link
Second Link
Third Link
And then finally the ...
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In web URLs including Facebook, I see the string /#! appearing. What is the purpose of it?
What does the string #! do when facebook sticks it into its URL when I visit? I know the role of the # sign in indicating an anchor location in the page. But what is #! for?
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Embed start time in a YouTube video
I want to give out a link to a YouTube video have it start the playback at a specific time in the clip, e.g., 2 minutes and 45 seconds.
Is that possible?
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URL Tweets not appearing after logging in to Twitter [closed]
From our sites we are using Twitter to post some items, but if the user was not logged in Twitter the supposed Twit does not carried over, instead we are directed to Twitter homepage and forgetting my ...
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Is there any URL available that shows only Mails of Gmail Inbox?
I want to display my Gmails in Google Gadget. So, after getting Sign In, is there any url available that directly display the mail header of my Gmail Inbox ?
EDIT : I want to display emails of my ...
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Case Insensitive URL Shorteners
Are there any case insensitive URL shorteners out there that have an API?
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Are Google documents URLs permanent?
I like using Google documents but I want to be able to tag my documents properly (without using a hierarchy structure)
My plan is to create the documents in Google docs and then link to them in ...
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How to find out main page of a website
When a website's main page cannot be opened as in this example, is it possible to find out the full address? In this example, I tried /index.htm and /index.html without success.
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How to test all the url inside your application?
Suppose you rollout a new feature and have done internal over haul in application which might have broken some links. You assume your testing team would have thrashed out the issues but that might not ...
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Can I change the URL of a Google Apps service installed from the Google Apps marketplace?
If I install a service such as Docs, Calendar, or Wave in my Google Apps account I get the ability to change the URL of the service from the stock-standard https://www.google.com/[service]/hosted/[my ...
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How to get Facebook vanity or custom URL for fan page, in lieu of ugly numbered id URL?
When creating a Facebook fan page, it is assigned a long URL containing a unique ID number. What prerequisites and steps are required to get a Facebook fan page vanity / custom URL?
