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		tetsuo13 on Feb 28, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What is the single most influential book every pro... URL shorteners aren't necessary. The 4-Hour Work Week: http://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Work-Week-Anywhere-Library/dp/0... Book eibrahim wrote: http://www.amazon.com/ASP-NET-Test-Driven-Development-Proble... Blog: http://www.emadibrahim.com/2009/03/09/i-quit-1-year-annivers...

chollida1 on Feb 28, 2011 [–]

I think it was an attempt to hide affiliate links.

eibrahim on Feb 28, 2011 | [–]

Yes but they are also cleaner and I can track clicks, for example if you go to http://bit.ly/ikAlLF you will see how many people clicked each link. What can I say, I love stats.

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