Sending someone a Google Maps URL can be a pain, because they tend to be very long. To remedy this, Google has integrated their previously mentioned goo.gl URL shortening service into Google Maps, so you can shorten links right from the map.
Twitter announced its new approach to URLs today, explaining that they will wrap all links that spill over the character limit in their very own, new t.co shortener. What’s really awesome about the new shortener, though, is that instead of showing a cryptic short link, it will show part of the original link so you know where you’re headed (thus preventing spammers and phishing attacks).
You’ll never want for a URL shortener with the abundance of them online, but why settle for just shortening the link when you can run a security scan on it in the process? Saf.li checks your links to keep them virus free.
Trick.ly is a clever URL shortener that adds a small layer of privacy to your shared links by setting up a question-and-answer challenge system that needs to be correctly answered before the link redirects.
If you’ve found yourself wanting to share songs as easily and compactly as you share shortened URLs, Tinysong is a music search engine that combs the Grooveshark library and generates tiny URLs for easy sharing.
We recently showed you how to add Bit.ly URL shortening to Quicksilver, and now reader Kevin has made an AutoHotkey script so Windows users can enjoy quick, keyboard-based URL shortening.
Mac only: You’ve got no shortage of ways to quickly shorten URLs, like bookmarklets or text replacement apps, but most require mouse usage somewhere — and, as most Quicksilver addicts know, nothing is faster than just hitting a few keys.
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.
