Hypercities

If you would you like to give out a link directly to an object or a collection, you can use its permalink URL. These URLs direct Hypercities straight to one object or one collection.

To find an object’s permalink, look in its information bubble. Click on it once it’s on the map, then click on “More info…” and copy the URL from “Link to this object” field.

To find a link to a collection, go to the collection’s Narrative Viewby clicking on the double arrow (>>) next to its name, and click on “Link to this collection.” Also, once you open Narrative View, the URL in your browser’s location bar will contain the URL that will link you back to this collection.

A Note on Permalinks

You’ll notice that all the links folow this basic format:

http://hypercities.ats.ucla.edu/#item_type=collection&item_id=8835

However, if you are one of the lucky people who was using Hypercities before July 2009, you may have a URL with a question mark (?) rather than a hash symbol (#):

http://hypercities.ats.ucla.edu/?item_type=collection&item_id=8835

These will still work, but it’s better if you swap out the question mark for a hash symbol. Putting in a question mark causes Hypercities to reset itself every time you change the link. Using the hash symbol doesn’t.