Mon
Nov 26
11:46am
TinyURL: a useful long-link-conversion tool
The TinyURL service converts loooooooong URLs into, well, tiny ones.
e.g.
This fairly long URL -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2007/11/web_20_mainstream_media_not_de.html
was converted to this tiny one -
http://tinyurl.com/2xof7l
Great for collaborative spaces, emails etc. However, be aware that some users and readers will be cautious of clicking a URL that looks a bit spammy. If your user is a first-timer let them know that they can trust the tinyurl.com domain.
They’ve simplified the conversion process by creating a little toolbar link: to convert the URL of the page you’re on just click the toolbar link, then copy and paste the tinyurl.