Comments on: Top 10 Websites to Expand Any Short URL http://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:39:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nackashahttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-52574 Nackasha Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:16:08 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-52574 Hello findhiddenurl.com does similar thing as well. I just found it and i am currenlty using it. Once i googled for finding hidden url, i got it. I just found out there are other websites that do the same :) Hello findhiddenurl.com does similar thing as well. I just found it and i am currenlty using it. Once i googled for finding hidden url, i got it. I just found out there are other websites that do the same :)

]]> By: Jennifer Lindsayhttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-3168 Jennifer Lindsay Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:06:59 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-3168 It is very interesting to see how everyone is *now* concerned with these shortened links, especially after sites such as apache.org got hacked because of a tiny URL.Since the introduction of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, URL shortening services have become widely popular. Unfortunately, miscreants have capitalized on the services to obfuscate their own malicious URLs. The next step to prevent such abuse is to pre-analyze shortened URLs to make sure they are legitimate.I have noticed that one effort is being made along this direction. Besides its own shortening service, the guys at <a href="http://long-shore.com" rel="nofollow"> http://long-shore.com </a> offer an analyzer that goes deeper than a simple "preview". I highly recommend trying it out and seeing what they have to offer. It is very interesting to see how everyone is *now* concerned with these shortened links, especially after sites such as apache.org got hacked because of a tiny URL.

Since the introduction of social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, URL shortening services have become widely popular. Unfortunately, miscreants have capitalized on the services to obfuscate their own malicious URLs. The next step to prevent such abuse is to pre-analyze shortened URLs to make sure they are legitimate.

I have noticed that one effort is being made along this direction. Besides its own shortening service, the guys at http://long-shore.com offer an analyzer that goes deeper than a simple “preview”. I highly recommend trying it out and seeing what they have to offer.

]]> By: Oleghttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 Oleg Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:34:28 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-1626 Great article Young! Petty it doesn't feature our tool URL Sniffer. We launched it recently. Check it out here: http://urlsniffer.info It's a widget/bookmarklet that automatically expands all the shortened URLs on a page and replaces them with destination links so you can see them - all at once. There is nothing to download, just bookmark the bookmarklet and off you go. There is an interactive demo of the widget on the home page. Great article Young!
Petty it doesn’t feature our tool URL Sniffer.
We launched it recently.
Check it out here: http://urlsniffer.info
It’s a widget/bookmarklet that automatically expands all the shortened URLs on a page and replaces them with destination links so you can see them – all at once.
There is nothing to download, just bookmark the bookmarklet and off you go.
There is an interactive demo of the widget on the home page.

]]> By: Younghttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-615 Young Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:16:16 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-615 @Alex Thanks for your comments especially the explanation on the question whether all short urls can be expanded. And yes, ExpandMyURL dose well on multiple short urls, since not all of the services mentioned in the post can expand the url http://digg.com/u1dwX. @Alex Thanks for your comments especially the explanation on the question whether all short urls can be expanded. And yes, ExpandMyURL dose well on multiple short urls, since not all of the services mentioned in the post can expand the url http://digg.com/u1dwX.

]]> By: Alexhttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-614 Alex Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:56:35 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-614 Hi thanks for showcasing our site, expandmyurl started off as a personal project because we were worried about the lack of transparency that shortURLs give and the potential problems caused by the explosion in popularity of services like twitter.So we thought if we find this problem exists others must too, and so expandmyurl.com was born!Interesting question about whether all services are expanded, in reality there are only a few ways of redirecting URLs so all shorteners can be treated the same and as has been mention something like 98% of all urls are shortened by about 4/5 different url shorteners.One thing we're quite proud of at expandmyurl is our ability to expand shortURLs even when multiple shortURLs are chained together like this url http://digg.com/u1dwX (safe but hides lots of shortURLs inside it). Check it out.But once again, a really impressive article. Hi thanks for showcasing our site, expandmyurl started off as a personal project because we were worried about the lack of transparency that shortURLs give and the potential problems caused by the explosion in popularity of services like twitter.

So we thought if we find this problem exists others must too, and so expandmyurl.com was born!

Interesting question about whether all services are expanded, in reality there are only a few ways of redirecting URLs so all shorteners can be treated the same and as has been mention something like 98% of all urls are shortened by about 4/5 different url shorteners.

One thing we’re quite proud of at expandmyurl is our ability to expand shortURLs even when multiple shortURLs are chained together like this url http://digg.com/u1dwX (safe but hides lots of shortURLs inside it). Check it out.

But once again, a really impressive article.

]]> By: Younghttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Young Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:37 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-612 @Dynasty Web : Haha, you asked a great question. As a matter of fact, there are more than 200 short url services, and I haven't checked out them all. But only a few short url services (such as bit.ly, su.pr, tinyurl, etc) are popular, and Untiny said it supported 224 tiny services, so I am sure any short url will be expanded. :-)@Rod Macbeth : I think only a few people will click the links in Twitter. :-) @Dynasty Web : Haha, you asked a great question. As a matter of fact, there are more than 200 short url services, and I haven’t checked out them all. But only a few short url services (such as bit.ly, su.pr, tinyurl, etc) are popular, and Untiny said it supported 224 tiny services, so I am sure any short url will be expanded. :-)

@Rod Macbeth : I think only a few people will click the links in Twitter. :-)

]]> By: Rod Macbethhttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Rod Macbeth Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:48:15 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-610 Great post, Young!It's something I never really considered...mind you, I don't tend to click on very many links in Twitter.It never fails though that the neer-do-wells always find a way to take advantage of people. .-= Rod Macbeth´s last blog ..<a href="http://rodmacbeth.com/fun-stuff/my-resignation-as-an-adult.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rodmacbeth%2FczXq+%28RodMacbeth.com%29" rel="nofollow">My Resignation As An Adult</a> =-. Great post, Young!

It’s something I never really considered…mind you, I don’t tend to click on very many links in Twitter.

It never fails though that the neer-do-wells always find a way to take advantage of people.
.-= Rod Macbeth´s last blog ..My Resignation As An Adult =-.

]]> By: Dynasty Webhttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Dynasty Web Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:39:28 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-608 Can these expanded url websites translate any shorten url? The reason I ask is because, there are so many different shorten url websites. Thanks.Dynasty Web <a href="http://dynastywebmarketing.com" rel="nofollow"> Drive More Traffic To Your Site </a> .-= Dynasty Web´s last blog ..Top 10 ways to draw more clicks to ads =-. Can these expanded url websites translate any shorten url? The reason I ask is because, there are so many different shorten url websites. Thanks.

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]]> By: Younghttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Young Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:23:34 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-606 @Jens P. Berget Not everybody uses those services. For me, I mainly expand the URLs which websites are blocked by the government. @Jens P. Berget Not everybody uses those services. For me, I mainly expand the URLs which websites are blocked by the government.

]]> By: Jens P. Bergethttp://freenuts.com/top-10-websites-to-expand-any-short-url/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Jens P. Berget Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:18 +0000 http://freenuts.com/?p=1051#comment-605 Interesting list.I have actually never thought about expanding short urls, but it's probably a wise thing to do before clicking :-)Jens .-= Jens P. Berget´s last blog ..It’s Never Too Late To Tweet =-. Interesting list.

I have actually never thought about expanding short urls, but it’s probably a wise thing to do before clicking :-)

Jens
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