Mask link using jquery

[LEFT]Following code open up a link but when we click on link,
the actual link is not displayed
JQuery code[/LEFT]
<script>
$(‘a.external-url’).live(‘click’, [COLOR=#00008B]function/COLOR{
$(this).attr(‘target’,‘’);
});
</script>

[LEFT]Can anyone help me to have similar code for video box

my existing code to display video is
<a href=“<?php echo $rows[‘image1’] ; ?> " rel=“vidbox” title=”<?php echo $rows[‘name’].“<br>”.nl2br($rows[‘detail’]) ; ?>" id=“m2”><?php echo $rows[‘name’] ; ?> <span class=“text11RED”>>> Normal link that opens up video</span></a>

or can i mask / hide the video file name
Thanks in advance[/LEFT]