Have you ever received a link to a web site via email that can’t be clicked because it is so long that the link “broke”?
You might see something like this in your email:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&time=&date=&ttype=&q
=5400+E+Pima+St,+Tucson,+Pima,+Arizona+85712,+United+States&s
ll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=46.36116,82.265625&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=
0,32.243422,-110.877669&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1
That’s a 230 character web address (URL).
Using an online web address shortener like TinyURL.com can shorten that address to less than 30 characters and leave you with an address like: http://tinyurl.com/3y9hbw
These shorter addresses are much easier to deal with for taking written notes, writing articles for print media, and definitely for emailing. Watch the short 3 minute video below to see exactly how this works and how you can start sending and using shorter web addresses today.
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Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.
Thanks…hope to see you surfing over here often…and bring your friends!
The only thing better than TinyURL is the Firefox extension that makes things even easier.
Download and install the extension from here: http://tinyurl.com/2pb7f8
Then, the next time you need a TinyURL, all you have to do is right click in the body of the webpage, select “Create TinyURL for this page” and the TinyURL is created and automatically copied to your clipboard. Now to use it, just paste and go!