URL redirection service is not new. Recently it has become extremely popular thanks to Twitter and its draconian 140 character limit on messages. Let's find out what URL redirection really is and what you can get out of it; advantages, disadvantages and finally some popular URL redirection services.

URL Redirection Service

URL redirection service fundamentally forwards one URL to another, normally in a different domain. For example if you want to tweet about 10 cheapest digital cameras below 100$ then the url itself will consume 63 characters, leaving only 77 characters for your tweet. Now that's bad. This is where a URL shortening & redirection service like bit.ly helps you. It will not only shorten the URL to a meager 21 characters - http://bit.ly/digicam but also gives it a meaningful name for your end users. When you click on the new URL (give it a try - http://bit.ly/digicam ) or type it in the browser, you are redirected to the original web page.

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Hackers have penetrated popular social messaging utility Twitter hijacking the accounts of more than 30 celebrities that include President-elect Barack Obama, Britney Spears and CNN correspondent Rick Sanchez. This was confirmed by the company early on Today.

The shocking announcement for Twitter-ers was made by its co-founder Biz Stone in a company's blog post this morning. It divulged that more than 33 accounts have been hacked including those of prominent celebrities and networks like Fox News among others.

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One fine morning you may find an email like this in your mailbox:

Subject: Your ads have been suspended.

Dear Advertiser,
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We were unable to process your payment.
Your ads will be suspended soon unless we can process your payment.
To prevent your ads from being suspended, please update your payment information.
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Please sign in
to your account at http://adwords.google.com/select/login,
and update your payment information.
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We look forward to providing you with the most effective advertising available.
Thank you for advertising with Google AdWords.

If you happen to be an AdWords advertiser this can send a chill down your spine. Relax, you have nothing to worry.

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How MySpace Accounts Get Hacked

This video shows how MySpace accounts gets hacked. The modus operandi is simple:
1. Post comments / bulletins with link in others profile
2. When they click the link take them to a page which looks like a MySpace page and tells them to login.
3. When the login using their MySpace account details, their MySpace user account details are stored on the hacker's server.

Let's now find out how can you protect yourself from getting hacked.

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