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What are some pros/cons for using camelCase vs hyphens in URLSURLs for a username? As in, what is better (in terms of readability, writability, style, SEO, other):

  1. site.com/justinBieberexample.com/justinBieber (a la Instagram, YouTube, Twitter)
  2. site.com/justin-bieberexample.com/justin-bieber (a la Quora, Wikipedia, LinkedIn)

External references will also be welcome.

What are some pros/cons for using camelCase vs hyphens in URLS for a username? As in, what is better (in terms of readability, writability, style, SEO, other):

  1. site.com/justinBieber (a la Instagram, YouTube, Twitter)
  2. site.com/justin-bieber (a la Quora, Wikipedia, LinkedIn)

External references will also be welcome.

What are some pros/cons for using camelCase vs hyphens in URLs for a username? As in, what is better (in terms of readability, writability, style, SEO, other):

  1. example.com/justinBieber (a la Instagram, YouTube, Twitter)
  2. example.com/justin-bieber (a la Quora, Wikipedia, LinkedIn)

External references will also be welcome.

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sellarafaeli
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URL for public user page - hyphenated or camelCase?

What are some pros/cons for using camelCase vs hyphens in URLS for a username? As in, what is better (in terms of readability, writability, style, SEO, other):

  1. site.com/justinBieber (a la Instagram, YouTube, Twitter)
  2. site.com/justin-bieber (a la Quora, Wikipedia, LinkedIn)

External references will also be welcome.