Note: This article has been moved over from my previous blog for historical purposes.
Recently there have been some reports of google scanning some IRC channels as a part of some experiment. I wonder what they are upto?
According to a recent post by some webmaster and IRC chanops who have noticed the same pattern -- google bots have been quitely scanning the networks.
21 Jan 2004
Shrink Those URLs!
Note: This article has been moved over from my previous blog for historical purposes.
Ever had a URL that looks like this:
Well, i dont know about you but this happens to me all the time. I finally found the answer to my problems !! Heres this site called tinyurl.com which allows you to compress long urls into short ones. For example, the above url shrinks into
http://tinyurl.com/6
Try copy/pasting it into a new browser window, it still works !! Give it a shot
U can try it here with the really long URL that i have put in. Just pick up the new short URL it generates and past it into the browser and viola !! it works exactly like the original.
The site is a free service and uses URL redirection. Way to go !!
Ever had a URL that looks like this:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?ovi=1&mqmaRemember the last time you tried to mail this to someone and the person wrote back saying it did not work ?
p.x=300&mqmap.y=75&mapdata=%252bKZmeiIh6N%252bI
gpXRP3bylMaN0O4z8OOUkZWYe7NRH6ldDN96YFTIUmSH3Q6
OzE5XVqcuc5zb%252fY5wy1MZwTnT2pu%252bNMjOjsHjvN
lygTRMzqazPStrN%252f1YzA0oWEWLwkHdhVHeG9sG6cMrf
XNJKHY6fML4o6Nb0SeQm75ET9jAjKelrmqBCNta%252bsKC
9n8jslz%252fo188N4g3BvAJYuzx8J8r%252f1fPFWkPYg%
252bT9Su5KoQ9YpNSj%252bmo0h0aEK%252bofj3f6vCP
Well, i dont know about you but this happens to me all the time. I finally found the answer to my problems !! Heres this site called tinyurl.com which allows you to compress long urls into short ones. For example, the above url shrinks into
http://tinyurl.com/6
Try copy/pasting it into a new browser window, it still works !! Give it a shot
U can try it here with the really long URL that i have put in. Just pick up the new short URL it generates and past it into the browser and viola !! it works exactly like the original.
The site is a free service and uses URL redirection. Way to go !!
Browser no longer the most used way of connecting to the web
Note: This article has been moved over from my previous blog for historical purposes.
If u thought that the most popular way of connecting to the web was using the Web-Browser - think again. Instant Messagers and Media players have emerged as the clear leaders here. According to Nielsen//NetRatings, released last week, December 2003 figures indicate that a whopping Seventy-Six percent of Internet Users access the net using non-browser applications. View the Report (PDF) here.
This means that internet, as opposed to the popular notion, is not just lots and lots of webpages. It is fast becoming a part of applications - making the internet a part of your PC. Companies like Microsoft, Sun are already pushing products that work across the internet without involving the earlier complexities. Ever scanned photos from that digital camera and immediately uploaded it to Yahoo! photos ? Then you are already a part of the trend. Other popular examples include sharing music, collaborative meetings and more ..
According to Nielsen Netratings, the most popular applications were Windows Media Player (34%), AOL Instant Messenger (20.7%), Real Player (19.76%) and Yahoo! Messenger (12.26%)
What interests me in this little fact is that its a realization that the internet has already and quietely become a part of our lives.
If u thought that the most popular way of connecting to the web was using the Web-Browser - think again. Instant Messagers and Media players have emerged as the clear leaders here. According to Nielsen//NetRatings, released last week, December 2003 figures indicate that a whopping Seventy-Six percent of Internet Users access the net using non-browser applications. View the Report (PDF) here.
This means that internet, as opposed to the popular notion, is not just lots and lots of webpages. It is fast becoming a part of applications - making the internet a part of your PC. Companies like Microsoft, Sun are already pushing products that work across the internet without involving the earlier complexities. Ever scanned photos from that digital camera and immediately uploaded it to Yahoo! photos ? Then you are already a part of the trend. Other popular examples include sharing music, collaborative meetings and more ..
According to Nielsen Netratings, the most popular applications were Windows Media Player (34%), AOL Instant Messenger (20.7%), Real Player (19.76%) and Yahoo! Messenger (12.26%)
What interests me in this little fact is that its a realization that the internet has already and quietely become a part of our lives.
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