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Do shared links to one question/answer on multiple outside webpages all count toward the same Announcer, Booster, or Publicist badge?

If I share a link such as this one: http://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/40032/20394 to a question or answer on multiple outside webpages, are all the incoming visits to this link from all ...
Lee Woofenden's user avatar
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1 answer
64 views

Would appending one's user ID to the main url still make link count for the Announcer badge?

While the expectation is that the 'share' url will be used, in some cases one might want to use the longer main url. Would appending one's user ID make such a link count for the publicity badges (...
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1 answer
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Pasting links into chat won't support "Announcer" badge [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Chat onebox kills referral link When I post a link into chat (as in xttp://security.stackexchange.com/q/24810/396) , in a single line by itself, the chat software will ...
makerofthings7's user avatar
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1 answer
176 views

Count number of visits of a question link posted in facebook if we post it after creating a short url

Does Stack Overflow calculate the number of visits if we share a Stack Overflow question link after creating its short URL using Tiny URL? For example, http://tinyurl.com/3tfrs5m is a link to a ...
Deepu S Nath's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
88 views

Do I still get credit for views if I use shortened URLs?

If I press the link button under a question and then shorten the generated URL using http://bit.ly/, will traffic I generate still count as views for me?
Benny's user avatar
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3 answers
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Sequence behind awarding link badges (Announcer, Booster, Publicist) [closed]

I just have a thought on the new link badges: Announcer - Shared a link to a question that was visited by 50 unique IP addresses in 2 days Booster - Shared a link to a question that was visited by ...
Gan's user avatar
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