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If you post a website link on Mastodon, remember to include https:// at the beginning so that it is clickable.
When you include https:// you get a clickable link like https://example.com and you may also see a link preview box below the post.
If you leave out https:// you just get a non-clickable address like example.com and no preview.
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Special Bonus Tip For Nerds: You can also use other protocols for clickable links including gemini://, dat://, dweb://, gopher://, ipfs:// and ssb://
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p.s. To make clear, the gemini:// referred to here is nothing to do with AI or LLMs or Google.
The Gemini protocol is a free open project started in 2019 to create a calmer simpler text-based alternative to the world wide web:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)