How do content scrapers work that link back to the original content?

[rrsub]

Trying to find a way to include links back to my sites/pages when people copy and paste content to their site.

Sites like Frommers have a mechanism so that if a user copies any copy from the page, a link back is provided in the pasted copy. Looking through the source, the mechanism isn't self evident.

I've seen this on may other sites. How is this accomplished?

 

[spamjim]

I might be missing the example on the Frommers site but are you referring to trackbacks?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackback

 

[darryncooke]

http://www.tynt.com/

Its uses this. I think its an awfully user-unfriendly function and I won't recommend it.

http://www.osnews.com/story/23374/Disabling_the_Tynt_Copy_Paste_Nonsense_on_Websites/

I disable this garbage of a tactic.

Darryn Cooke

http://www.darryncooke.com

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