Apr 29 2009
Shortening URLs
Sometimes URLs can become very long, and this can be problematic in certain circumstances. I usually notice then when I send or receive an email containing a URL, but the email software forces a line break in the middle of the URL. Therefore, the link cannot be clicked :( I am also notice this in Twitter, because the URL can consume a lot of my valuable characters!
Luckily, there are several websites that allow you to rewrite a long URL as a short URL.The websites that I am aware of are (in no particular order):
- tinyurl.ie
- short.ie
- tr.im (Cool URL – thanks to Blacknight for making me aware of this one!)
- TinyURL.com
- bit.ly
I have not used any of these enough yet to determine which is best!
April 30th, 2009 at 08:10
You may also want to read this …
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=1044
May 5th, 2009 at 23:27
Interesting read – thanks!