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		URL as User Interface Design Pattern (optimizationrobot.com)
		12 points by michaelbuckbee on Oct 8, 2013 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

amattn on Oct 8, 2013 | [–]

One of my favorite examples of this is Instapaper. The app on iOS registers itself as a handler for ihttp:// links so all you have to do is stuff an "i" in front of a URL in Safari and the link opens up in the Instapaper app. Super clever.

sxtxixtxcxh on Oct 8, 2013 | [–]

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