Know that you shared a great link, but can’t for the life of you remember it, or even how you shared it? Trunk.ly collects the links you share via Twitter and Facebook, making it easy to browse and search through your link-sharing history. More »
It’s very possible that you don’t have time to keep track of every link posted by those you follow on Twitter. Because of that, Paper.li paginates yours or any Twitter user’s followees and lists into an easy-to-read, popularity-ranked online newspaper. More »
We all have our favourite browser, many of us switch between a few, especially for specific tasks. This Applescript will open any link you click in whichever browser is currently running, rather than always opening with your system default. More »
Chrome: Like its Firefox predecessor, Snap Links Lite for Chrome allows you to select multiple text links by right-clicking and holding, then opens them all in tabs when you release. It’s handy for blog reading, research and other web explorations. More »
As so often happens, we just recently wrote up a guide to making your own URL shortener, only to find a new, super-simple alternative come along. For those with server space, Lessn is a clean, quick DIY link shortening solution. More »
We’ve talked a lot about making URLs shorter, from Hive Five topics to fancy Unicode tricks. What about the times you want to make your URL bigger? More »
Someone must have heard your complaints about TinyURLs not being tiny enough. Through the magic of Unicode, Tinywarro.ws makes your URLs even more minuscule. How tiny? Tinyarro.ws turned Lifehacker AU’s URL into http://➡.ws/ᘬⓨ, TinyURL by comparison turned our URL into —12 characters longer. What is this URL shrinking witchcraft? Tinyarro.ws replaces the alpha-numeric string used by other URL shrinking services with a single Unicode character. Unicode was developed as a way of representing symbols from world writing systems in a consistent way across computing platforms. Thanks to systems not based on the Latin alphabet, there are around 100,000 unique characters and symbols. The downside of that is you may end up with a symbol that means “horny turtle”, or other cryptographs of various hilarities or embarassments. When you click on a URL created with the service, you are directed to a splash page that shows the real URL you’re being forwarded to, which is a nice touch for those committed to work-safe browsing. Tinyarro.ws is free to use, doesn’t require a sign-up. Tinnyarro.ws [via Download Squad]
