If you like the idea of a URL shortener powered by Google but you’re not really sold on the idea of having to install the Google toolbar to get access to it, the Goo.gl Bookmarklet takes care of that problem.
Like all bookmarklets, the Goo.gl Bookmarklet is unobtrusive on your toolbar and doesn’t drain any system resources. Visit the site below to drag and drop the bookmarklet link onto your browser toolbar and start creating Goo.gl shortened URLS with the click of a button.
Alternately you can check out our Hive Five on best URL shorteners or even roll your own. Have a favourite tool for taking advantage of your URL shortening service of choice? Let’s hear about it in the comments.
Goo.gl Bookmarklet [via CNet News]
vik
January 14, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Is it just me, or does anyone else thing that saying goo.gl urls would suck? You more or less have to spell out the entire url; just confusing for the person on the other end of the phone line if you say ‘google slash …’
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