TinyURL is a web service created by Kevin Gilbertson that provides short aliases to redirect long URLs. The TinyURL website has a text box to enter a long URL. For each URL entered, the server adds a new alias in its hashed database and returns a short URL such as http://tinyurl.com/dmsfm. If the URL has already been requested, TinyURL will return the existing alias rather than creating a duplicate entry. The shorter URL is forwarded to the longer one.
Short URL aliases are seen as useful because they’re easier to write down, remember or pass around, are less error-prone to write, and also fit where space is limited such as IRC channel topics or email signatures. Also some email clients impose a maximum length at which they automatically break lines requiring the user to paste together a long URL rather than just clicking on it. A short URL alias is much less likely to become broken.
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December 13th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
If you like TinyURL, you might also want to check out http://traceurl.com
TraceURL shortens any URL plus it tracks traffic to the page through the TraceURL shortened web site address, showing where the traffic originated. Count accesses and have the origin of the visitor displayed on a Google Map.
December 19th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
I prefer http://www.tiny9.com because you can specify tags to use in your URLs instead of having random ones.
January 6th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
thanks
May 27th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
August 2nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
TinyURL is not an ideal service. Nowadays i skiped url that is masked with Tinyurl because many virus / scam sites have been using their service to dupe unsuspecting visitors.
December 24th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
well, hi admin adn people nice forum indeed. how’s life? hope it’s introduce branch
December 27th, 2008 at 8:41 am
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