Talk:web bug

other uses for web bugs
They may also take the form of a linked uniquely named image placed into an html email message, sometimes 1px/1px, but not necessarily.. for the purpose of determining where/when a specific email message was opened. (as recorded in the web access_log where the image resides.) Not sure how to incorporate this into the definition without becoming encyclopedic, but it is worth noting. --Versageek 18:32, 20 August 2006 (UTC)


 * ✅ We do mention e-mail. Equinox ◑ 13:22, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Needs updating
Javascript "tags" seem to be the more commonly used technique these days (replacing transparent pixels). Perhaps we could also note the euphemistic (and confusing) use of "tag" in this context. – Jberkel 08:11, 9 September 2020 (UTC)