Category Archives: Web

Google’s URL Shortening Service – Main Disadvantage

Posted on October 5, 2010 by jjmelo2012

A couple of days ago Google officially launched their URL shortening service, in an already crowded scene (Bit.ly, Twitter’s t.co, etc). The service is very easy to use, just go to http:// goo.gl, input the URL you want shortened and voilà! If you are logged into your Google account, they will even provide detailed stats, like number of clicks, referrers, etc. You can even get a QR code. Here’s the kicker; those stats are available for anyone, just by appending …

Cheap Security Certificates from Dreamhost

Posted on May 28, 2009 by jjmelo2012

I’m a sucker for funny and informative newsletter and blog posts, and the latest blog post from Josh Jones, head of Dreamhost (great hosting – read more here) is both of these characteristics and it introduces a new product (or just a deeply discounted one) – $15 SSL certificates. After a long rant about how flawed internet security is (and our reliance on them SSL certs) he makes the announcement that Dreamhost will now offer 100% trusted and signed SSL …