{"id":5493,"date":"2016-06-07T12:34:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T16:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/?p=5493"},"modified":"2016-06-07T12:34:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T16:34:34","slug":"cnet-explains-broken-link-vs-unbroken-link","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/2016\/06\/07\/cnet-explains-broken-link-vs-unbroken-link.html","title":{"rendered":"CNET Explains: &#8220;Broken Link&#8221; vs. &#8220;Unbroken Link&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tI clicked on an &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/enews.cnet.com\/phase2\/survey1\/survey.htm?cid=ntzfwq&amp;action=update&amp;eemail=donaldtrump%40yahoo.com&amp;_mh=3432648cd6bd2b9c260005c3237bcf8a%\" target=\"_blank\">Unsubscribe<\/a>&#8221; link in an unsolicited mass e-mail from <a href=\"http:\/\/cnet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CNET<\/strong><\/a>. Clicking that link returned this somewhat hairy but amusing explanation of the most fundamental unit of currency on the World Wide Web: The <em><strong>Hypertext Link<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5495\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/enews.cnet.com\/phase2\/survey1\/survey.htm?cid=ntzfwq&amp;action=update&amp;eemail=donaldtrump%40yahoo.com&amp;_mh=3432648cd6bd2b9c260005c3237bcf8a%\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wsbj.com\/sorabji\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cnet-unsubscribe-fail-160607.jpg?resize=1024%2C717&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CNET Unsubscribe Fail: &quot;Broken&quot; vs. &quot;Unbroken&quot; Links\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5495\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CNET Unsubscribe Fail: &#8220;Broken&#8221; vs. &#8220;Unbroken&#8221; Links<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This incisive tutorial explains (for those who never knew) that links come in a variety of flavors, including &#8220;<strong>Broken<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Unbroken<\/strong>&#8220;. &#8220;<strong>Broken<\/strong>&#8221; links are caused by the somewhat opaquely referenced phenomenon of &#8220;wrapping&#8221;. 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