Check again
Take this post for example:
https://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/0...cinema-stabilization-for-front-facing-camera/
The [Direct Link] - hover it, and it looks like its going directly to Apple. Right click it and copy the link and paste it somewhere. It's a Viglink.
Specifically, the exact link is this:
Code:
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&key=c6684b5502fa2a415a104d824988c196&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macrumors.com%2F2013%2F07%2F05%2Finstagram-updated-with-landscape-support-cinema-stabilization-for-front-facing-camera%2F&v=1&libId=e2db3f52-34b8-4e1f-bc92-ad365d662bed&out=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Finstagram%2Fid389801252%3Fmt%3D8&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.macrumors.com%2Fiphone%2F&title=Instagram%20Updated%20with%20Landscape%20Support%2C%20Cinema%20Stabilization%20for%20Front-Facing%20Camera%20-%20Mac%20Rumors&txt=Direct%20Link&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13732279867436
Decoded that looks like this:
Code:
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&key=c6684b5502fa2a415a104d824988c196&loc=https://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/05/instagram-updated-with-landscape-support-cinema-stabilization-for-front-facing-camera/&v=1&libId=e2db3f52-34b8-4e1f-bc92-ad365d662bed&out=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id389801252?mt=8&ref=https://www.macrumors.com/iphone/&title=Instagram Updated with Landscape Support, Cinema Stabilization for Front-Facing Camera - Mac Rumors&txt=Direct Link&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13732279867436
Every single outgoing link to Apple, Amazon, eBay, whatever - they all go via Viglink.
The same applies to TouchArcade and AppShopper - its how MacRumors makes a (hell of a big) income.