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January 29, 2012 18:58
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| javascript: void(function(){document.addEventListener("mousedown", tcoToLinkTitleURL, true); function tcoToLinkTitleURL(ev) { var target = ev.target; if(/^http(?:s?):\/\/t.co\//.test(target.href)) target.href=target.title; } }()); |
Benefits:
Avoids tracking/spying, improves performance, avoids t.co downage problems.
TODO: Make a plugin for browser that us automatically activated when twitter.com is loaded, thus avoiding the need for the user to remember to activate bookmarklet. E.g. instead of:
- visit twitter.com
- click bookmarklet
With an add-on, it would be just
- visit twitter.com
Added (?:s?) to regexp for https.
Updated based on gist by @tagawa
document.addEventListener("mousedown",function(e){var%20t=e.target,u=t.getAttribute("data-expanded-url");if(t.host=="t.co"&&u)t.href=u;},true);
UPDATE: https://gist.github.com/2969301
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javascript:location as a bookmark. Give it a good name like "un tco".When visiting twitter.com, click on the bookmark.
All of your links will open without being filtered through t.co