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Tynt Blocker extension comes to Safari, too
We recently told you about a Chrome extension that blocks Tynt, which is a service that some sites use to add a URL or other text to anything you copy from them. Safari users who dislike Tynt can now block it with an extension of their own. Of course, this will only work in Safari 5, so make sure you've updated to the latest version.We got an insightful comment on that post from a Tynt VP who pointed out the benefits of the service; it often makes proper attribution easier when you copy a passage from the Web, and people apparently leave Tynt's appended links in place quite frequently. I don't know if I'm convinced. I'd rather see users choose whether they want to copy that extra link or not. Right now, the only way to do so is by using a Tynt blocker (or blocking JavaScript altogether).
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Subscribe to commentsclonedJun 15th 2010 10:13AM
thanks for this. Coincidentally I needed this yesterday :P I was trying to copy an e3 coverage article on g4tv and it pasted a whole ton of extra crap.. more than just a link back.
sodapopJun 15th 2010 10:20AM
I like the link. It helps me cite where I got the info from. On the occassion I don't want it, I choose to delete it and do so.
DiRTJun 15th 2010 1:26PM
You can't blame content providers for wanting people to attribute work correctly.
Jay HathawayJun 15th 2010 1:40PM
I absolutely don't blame them, but it almost never fits into the way sites really cite sources. We all have our own formats for that, like the VIA links on Download Squad. I'd rather copy the URL from the source itself than cut it from Tynt and have to delete a bunch of crap along with it.