You’ve probably been caught out by typosquatting before: you type an address into your browser, get a letter wrong, and end up on a site that’s filled with ads, weird downloads or other unexpected content. But just how common is the practice of registering slightly incorrect domain names in the hope they’ll attract traffic? An analysis by web security software firm Sophos suggests that when it comes to popular web services, nearly every possible option has been grabbed. More »
Twitter’s newly-minted design shifts some familiar features to new locations, including the option to link to an individual tweet. Here’s how to do that if you’ve moved to the new design. More »
Google’s image search feature includes an option to sort images by date. The default options in Google’s left-hand menu only cover results from the past week, but you can get additional results by tinkering with the search URL. More »
Google has made a number of tweaks to its Goo.gl URL shortening service. The one that really grabs me? It now makes it possible to get a URL straight onto the clipboard without stuffing around. More »
