Short URL’s Sexy? Or Longer, Bigger Always Better?

OK, Decode t.co (http://decodet.co) isn’t the perfect solution but it is a Solution!  Decode t.co is there to offer a simple way for people to check short url’s before blindly clicking.  The overall issue is quite simple, Nothing online is safe..especially strange links someone sends you in an email or post.   The solution isn’t so cut and dried. 

While Decode t.co is done simply in WordPress it does get the job done.  Not everyone is an expert coder or hacker, but this site does address a fundamental issues everyone seems to ignore. 

This site’s developer believes short URL’s are pretty damn sexy, but also are pretty dangerous. Many short url’s you find are quite safe. Most are from people you know and trust. There are however many times when you can receive rogue url’s and you don’t even know it.

Let’s set up a basic phishing scenario:

Let’s say you receive a strange email from a trusted friend with a few strange link.  Most likely their email was phished, and you didn’t even know it. The problem now is most of you will blindly click that short url without thinking twice.

It’s too late to save some of you from making that error. I have been the victim of a scam such as the one described.  That is why I am trying to HELP YOU out!

HOW IT WORKS!

Bottom Line:

Yes, there are many things that can be improved on the site, but it’s nice to find a WordPress site being used for something other than for just another blog. 

The creator even asks for feedback – Decode t.co – Google Form (Google Form) and asks for a real coder to step up and help. This is a step in the right direction since there are just too many unchecked and dangerous (not sexy!) short url’s floating around.

One thing to keep in mind, this site is evolving, so if you reach it and something is broke or not working, it’s likely it’s in the middle of some on the fly code changes!

In closing you can click blindly, or try using Decode t.co to find out the real longer, bigger and not always better url behind the short sexy url you were going to click!