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URL Shortening

Posted by Stoo on 9th June 2009

Many people have commented on URL shortening services lately, mainly because of the rise of Twitter and its 140 character limit. There are a lot of problems with shortening services but the biggest problem I find is you don't know where the URL will take you. As a regular user I find this frustrating. Getting people to follow links to unsavoury sites is a time honoured tradition with hilarious consequences if you're really lucky, or, more likely, an opening for any number of phishing attacks... more »