Posted this below: Why do that when they can create a unique URL and data mine who you share the link with or where you post it? Publishers call it "dark social

Posted this below: Why do that when they can create a unique URL and data mine who you share the link with or where you post it? Publishers call it "dark social" where there are no referrers such as IM, Text, or chat services like Slack, Hipchat, etc.