The big problem with a chain icon is that it depends on English as well, because a "hyperlink" and "chain link" have absolutely nothing to do with each other, except that in English they both contain "link". I agree with the first commented in the blog... an arrow that points to a page, or an arrow pointing from one page to another. Kind of makes me feel stupid for never having thought of it, but I'll be using it the…
Before this blog post, I'd always squinted at those chain icons and wondered what in the world they were supposed to be.
Bad visual puns do not usability make.