VeriSign, Inc.
Systems and methods for using domain name system context based response records

Abstract:

A technique for resolving a uniform resource locator (URL) present on a social network website is presented. The technique includes detecting that a user's computing device is rendering a social network web page on the social network website, detecting a user activation of the URL present on the social network web page, where the URL present on the social network web page includes a domain name, obtaining a domain name system (DNS) resource record for the domain name, detecting, in the DNS resource record for the domain name, an entry for the social network website associated with a destination URL, retrieving content from the destination URL in response to at least the detecting that the user's computing device is rendering the social network web page and the detecting a user activation of the URL present on the social network web page, and causing the content to be displayed.