...ey were not a logged in Digg user the short URL simply redirected to the original URL, which is how most other URL shorteners work. Now it's different. Logged in users still see the DiggBar. But non-Digg users get redire...
...s is to leave out the "." between the "www" and the site domain. Huge sites where people generally type in the URL manually are usually pretty smart about it. For example, wwwgoogle.com points to Google, wwwyahoo.com poi...
...n for Bit.ly might simply be to buy Tr.im for a small amount: the move would reassure critics who say that all URL shorteners are not to be trusted because they could close down at any time. Reviews: Mashable , Twitter ,...
...inks with shorter ones that are Twitter-friendly and then redirect to the original pages. Standardizing on one URL shortening service that can provide Twitter with the underlying data about the pages being linked to coul...
...DNS redirection (or DNS hijacking , depending on who you ask) is now officially "Comcastic!" after the cable company yesterday began a nationwide deployment of its "Domain Helper" service. The new product, which has been...
...m. Now it looks like that is no longer an issue, as Dropbox has apparently acquired Dropbox.com. Right now the URL redirects to GetDropbox.com, but I'll be surprised if the site isn't ported over shortly....
...ven advanced users who hover over the link won't know what's up before they click, due to Google's ad redirect URL. TechCrunch50 Conference 2009 : September 14-15, 2009, San Francisco...
...RL, it’ll lead you to the original story. If it’s a new URL, it could lead you to the original article, or may...itate sharing of Digg content, not to be a conventional redirection service. Last week, we made a change that ...
... was doing the redirects was a bit clumsy. You actually ended up being redirected twice. First by the original URL shortener like bit.ly or ow.ly, and then by Twitter itself. While it only seemed to be happening on Twitt...
