Comments on: LinkBun.ch unclutters messages with multiple links

By: Shrink2One

Shrink2One — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:52:51 +0000

I found another website with better features. checkout at Shrink2One.com
Password protected links, Screenshot Thumbnails and Title and No limit on number of links to bunch.

By: Jason Lazzara

Jason Lazzara — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:52:20 +0000

I agree with Rashid and Michael M. that this is a redundant service. Personally, if unclutterer were to use web apps as unitaskers this would be a perfect candidate. Why add extra steps to your process.

Email links:
1. Copy link
2. Paste into email
3. Send email
4. user receives email
5. user clicks on links

Link bunch:
1. Copy link
2. Paste into linkbunch
3. copy linkbunch link
4. paste into email
5. send email
6. user receives email
7. user clicks on linkbunch link
8. user is directed to linkbunch link page
9. user clicks on links

By: Michael Moncur

Michael Moncur — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:57:22 +0000

Using a site like this sounds like “web 2.0 clutter” to me too. I’d much rather get a simple list of links in email than have to link through to a third-party site to get them.

The benefit: I can choose which ones to click on, and I don’t have to count on linkbun.ch to be running to access my links. And when linkbun.ch goes offline in a year, the links in my archived email will still work.

I think the same thing about tinyurl, although they’re big enough now that there’s little risk of them disappearing. I’d still rather know what I’m clicking on, though.

Incidentally, if a designer I hired sent me a linkbunch URL instead of three URLs, or better yet one URL on their own site, it would make me think less of them… Just seems unprofessional.

By: Mike Dunham

Mike Dunham — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:18:06 +0000

tinyurl.com - just as simple, works great. Only one link at a time, but that changes the example from one link to a page with three links, to three links directly to three pages. I just did a tinyurl for this page:

http://tinyurl.com/363my4

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:15:50 +0000

This is fabulous. I love it and will share this accordingly.

By: Rashid

Rashid — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:04:03 +0000

I tried it, I don’t like it. forces users to go to a separate page and click on additional button. // a lot of users do not know how to use tabs properly, and they open up in tabs.

I would call it, web 2.0 clutter!

By: Erin Doland

Erin Doland — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:32:11 +0000

@L — Time involved to create a LinkBun.ch page = 20 seconds. Time involved in taking screenshots, writing up descriptions, coding the page, and installing links = 20+ minutes.

By: L

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:20:22 +0000

If you are a designer working for a client, why can’t you just make a simple Web page that links to three different designs? That way you can include not only links but also screen shots and explanations as well?