Topics in Mobile Redirect Issues Part 1: Definition and Problem
Glenn E. Fleming, MD, MPH, Contributor, MarketHive (Reposted from Patrick Sexton, https://varvy.com) Definition: A redirect is a method of forwarding a user from one web address to another web address. Under normal conditions, when a mobile device requests a certain document at a certain address, the server will normally just provide that document. There are four common types of redirects which will be covered over the course of this series. They include: Initial redirect (canonical), secure pages redirect (SSL), redirect…