Tag: URL-SHORTENER

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... A Wikileaks spokesperson has responded to a rumor that the site may soon close its proverbial doors, saying in a typically tactful fashion that "the "bull#### campaign" will soon be addressed because, "[there] is no substance to the allegation." [From: The Next Web] The lawsuit concerning Apple and AT&T exclusivity has just ...

Take it from Twitter: "Length doesn't matter." It may not be a universal maxim, but when it comes to the size of a link referenced within a tweet, at least, Twitter apparently doesn't believe that its 140-character limit poses much of a barrier. With that in mind, then, the company has begun rolling out its own URL-shortening service in the hopes of enhancing both user experience and safety. ...

Twitter scam stories are pretty easy to ignore these days; after all, they've become commonplace. Unsurprisingly, security experts say this trend isn't going away anytime soon, especially with the holidays just around the corner. According to USA Today, attacks that targeted trending topics and scams that were spread via direct messages swamped the site last week. The scams continue to plague ...