Avoiding Spammy Links

Now that Twitter, with its 140 character message limit, has transformed the practice of using shortened URLs (web addresses) into common use, people are quite comfortable clicking through, even though shortened web addresses were first invented by spammers to disguise malicious links often set up to invade your computer. So what can you do if you encounter a shortened web address? Try a URL checker to find out just where that link is taking you before you click with abandon. Five free URL expansion services are pictured here. Try one for some peace of mind.