The Problem with URL Shorteners: ow.ly Server Errors
If you currently click on a ow.ly shortened URL you will be shown a server error page at ow.ly – not the URL you or the publisher intended you to see. Proponents of these services have so far ignored the main problem; trusting a third party. I guess they see the problem now when potential visitors to their [...]
There’s a Reason We’re Called Early Adopters – That Don't Mean We Should Act Like Fools
The latest five minute maelstrom on the blogosphere was the widespread hacking of Twitter accounts. According to experts, some 700 or so Twitter accounts were hacked such that they appeared to be the property of a 23 year old female “adult entertainer” *ahem*. To their credit twitter fronted up and posted details of the breach. [...]
