jQuery External Links Open in New Tab/Window

Automatically open a new Window or Tab for any external link.

HTML

External Link: <a href="http://jenniferperrin.com">Jennifer Perrin</a>
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Internal Link: <a href="http://jsfiddle.net/vraCM/12/">JS Fiddle - Select / Unselect All</a>

CSS

body {margin:20px; font-size:12px;}

.externalLink {
    background: url("http://jenniferperrin.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/external.png") no-repeat scroll right center transparent;
    padding-right: 13px;
}

JavaScript

$(function() {
   $("a[href^='http']:not([href*='jsfiddle.net'])").each(function() {
       $(this).click(function(event) {
             event.preventDefault();
             event.stopPropagation();
             window.open(this.href, '_blank');
        }).addClass('externalLink');
   });
});