What is Shorten URL Service – risks, challenges and solution.

URL shortening service is going to face the real challenge or they are facing a real challenge now. I believe clicking on shortened URL is one of the stupid thing you can do on internet. It is always risky to click without knowing which is the original URL which is been shortened,

What is Shortened URL ?

For those who does not know what is a shortened URL, this is a service where in which a lengthy url like
http://dotgiri.com/2009/09/23/how-to-get-ready-for-a-presentation-essential-presentation-skills/ will be converted in to a very short url like http://br.st/08W whch is very easy to communicate on twitter and many other social networking sites. There are many services where in which you can expand the shorten urls and see what exactly the orginal URL is , one such service available is http://longurl.org/

What is the Risk with Shorten-ed URL

This video will give a clear picture how a shorten url is going to be harmful on your computer.

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