Comments on: TinyURL is good, but… http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/05/tinyurl-is-good-but.html Tech' views that are 667% more interesting than the tech' news itself... Mon, 21 May 2012 22:06:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Adrian Buerki http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/05/tinyurl-is-good-but.html#comment-2645 Adrian Buerki Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:38:53 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/05/27/tinyurl-is-good-but/#comment-2645 If you like TinyURL, you might also want to check out http://traceurl.com TraceURL shortens any URL plus it tracks traffic to the page through the TraceURL shortened web site address, showing where the traffic originated. Count accesses and have the origin of the visitor displayed on a Google Map. If you like TinyURL, you might also want to check out http://traceurl.com

TraceURL shortens any URL plus it tracks traffic to the page through the TraceURL shortened web site address, showing where the traffic originated. Count accesses and have the origin of the visitor displayed on a Google Map.

]]> By: Science http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/05/tinyurl-is-good-but.html#comment-486 Science Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:48:00 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/05/27/tinyurl-is-good-but/#comment-486 Yes, I think you're probably right, it's sweat shop spam to get around captchas<br/><br/>db Yes, I think you’re probably right, it’s sweat shop spam to get around captchas

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]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/05/tinyurl-is-good-but.html#comment-485 Wayne Smallman Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:56:00 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/05/27/tinyurl-is-good-but/#comment-485 Hi David!<br/><br/>As I understand it, TinyURL keep the URL at their end.<br/><br/>So if the trusted URL doesn't match their records, then it's sure to be spam, or at the very least, niavete.<br/><br/>Spoofing CAPTCHAs is a little more sophisticated, because that's waiting for a big leap in AI optical recognition.<br/><br/>But, there may well be <a HREF="http://www.blahblahtech.com/2006/11/spammers-outsourcing-to-india.html" REL="nofollow">a low-tech' 3rd-world way around CAPTCHAs...</a> Hi David!

As I understand it, TinyURL keep the URL at their end.

So if the trusted URL doesn’t match their records, then it’s sure to be spam, or at the very least, niavete.

Spoofing CAPTCHAs is a little more sophisticated, because that’s waiting for a big leap in AI optical recognition.

But, there may well be a low-tech’ 3rd-world way around CAPTCHAs…

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/05/tinyurl-is-good-but.html#comment-484 David Bradley Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:40:00 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/05/27/tinyurl-is-good-but/#comment-484 Sounds like a useful idea, there are, of course, lots of other shrink-wrapped URL creators out there, but if I'm not missing something, isn't there a tiny problem with your scheme? Who will add the trusted tag to the URL. SpamBots will always find a way to get around automatic tagging systems, just look at how some work round captchas and even Akismet and Bad Behavior.<br/><br/>I stand to be corrected if I've misinterpreted, of course...<br/><br/>Incidentally, I wrote a post about how to use <a HREF="www.sciencetext.com/miniaturize-your-urls-in-gmail.html" REL="nofollow">TinyURL within GMail</a><br/><br/>db Sounds like a useful idea, there are, of course, lots of other shrink-wrapped URL creators out there, but if I’m not missing something, isn’t there a tiny problem with your scheme? Who will add the trusted tag to the URL. SpamBots will always find a way to get around automatic tagging systems, just look at how some work round captchas and even Akismet and Bad Behavior.

I stand to be corrected if I’ve misinterpreted, of course…

Incidentally, I wrote a post about how to use TinyURL within GMail

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