Hotlinking images, defined as using the graphic image of an external site in your own code, is an violation of internet etiquette. As Kevin Aylward from Wizbang! says, "It's all fine and good to give a hotlinker a break, but the best way to turn newbie hotlinkers into respectable Interweb citizens is a dose of public embarrassment."
Unfortunately, The Huffington Post hasn't learned its lesson so when they hotlinked to this:
We decided to replace it with another image:
(Note: No kittens were actually harmed in the making of this prank. The kitty is only sleeping. Here is a closeup of that image.)
Here's the direct link to that page. Eventually they should be smart enough to take it down...or not.
(UPDATE: After 3 1/2 hours, Max finally caught on and removed the image.)
Comments (7)
Heh - 2 and change hours and it's still up. Time to make your image NSFW. lol
May 3, 2007 2:33 PM | Comment Permalink
As of 3pm that picture is still up. I guess they don't check things too often, eh? Much like checking facts.
May 3, 2007 3:00 PM | Comment Permalink
i like huffpo, but that is seriously hilarious! BUSTED!
May 3, 2007 3:01 PM | Comment Permalink
LOL!!!!
Way to get them. Virtually every picture there is hotlinked, though most are to the AP.
May 3, 2007 9:09 PM | Comment Permalink
As of almost 10 am it had been corrected to another photo, still being hosted it appears on frc. I think you might need to do more image altering since he still hasn't learned his lesson.
May 4, 2007 9:48 AM | Comment Permalink
OK, Joe - this is getting a little less funny. He's obviously out of his league here - and listening to him getting lambasted on his blog is rather painful. Of course, he's not libeling my boss, so maybe that makes a difference, but all I can think is "the poor fool."
May 4, 2007 9:12 PM | Comment Permalink
OK, so now I actually read his article. Never mind. He deserves all he gets.
May 4, 2007 9:41 PM | Comment Permalink