Are you tired of posting or sending emails with very long web addresses (urls)? For example, when you send a friend a map of your neighborhood using MapQuest,the web address looks like this:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&addtohistory=&address=1020+walnut+st&city=philadelphia&state=pa&zipcode=&homesubmit=Get+Map
A great solution is to use the free, url-shortening service at TinyURL.com. Their motto is “Making long URLs postable!”
- Go to http://TinyURL.com
- Copy your long URL by highlighting it and pressing Control and C.
- Paste the long URL into the conversion box by pressing Control and V.
- Click on Make TinyURL!
The long URL is converted into a tiny URL such as the one below:
SnipURL is a another web site that performs a similar function:
Why cut and paste long urls? Shorter URLs are much easier to manipulate, post, and email.
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