Make A Shorter Link:
October 19, 2001 3:58 AM Subscribe
Make A Shorter Link: Very handy for those long, wieldy URLs...
it's been worth the hassle for me - i've used it a lot when trying to send 3 'line' urls to newbie-ish friends and workmates who are more likely to give up and say "didn't work" than try and manually assemble the address in their location bar...
also they have a bookmarklet, which will get anyone a thumbs up from me :)
but i have a feeling this might be a double post (and noted when previewing)...
posted by sawks at 4:34 AM on October 19, 2001
also they have a bookmarklet, which will get anyone a thumbs up from me :)
but i have a feeling this might be a double post (and noted when previewing)...
posted by sawks at 4:34 AM on October 19, 2001
I had the idea for this a year and a half ago...was gonna call it "shrinkalink.com," but I couldn't figure out how to make it work. Sigh.
posted by rushmc at 6:01 AM on October 19, 2001
posted by rushmc at 6:01 AM on October 19, 2001
I'm waiting for "Make a Lancelot Link"... I loved that show...
posted by TacoConsumer at 8:15 AM on October 19, 2001
posted by TacoConsumer at 8:15 AM on October 19, 2001
[todd: metafilter.com/comments.mefi/8916]
in other words, http://makeashorterlink.com/?N15E2171. (ducks)
posted by kurumi at 3:59 PM on October 19, 2001
in other words, http://makeashorterlink.com/?N15E2171. (ducks)
posted by kurumi at 3:59 PM on October 19, 2001
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Personally I can only think of one use for this - avoiding the "copy and paste" routine when a URL wraps over two lines in an e-mail. But is it worth the hassle of going to another site? I don't think so. Something about this feels a little tacky.
posted by skylar at 4:04 AM on October 19, 2001