Converting a long URL name into a short one. Also called "URL redirecting," there are many free URL shortening services on the Web that take a long URL, convert it to a short name and perform the redirection for the user when the short URL is clicked. URL shortening can be used when sending extremely long URLs in e-mail messages or chat rooms, because the URL is often broken up by the time it reaches its destination. The single string of characters is turned into multiple lines and no longer serves as a clickable link.
Although the recipient can patch the URL back together by copying and pasting the lines into the browser's address bar, a short URL eliminates the problem in the first place. Following is a list of URL shortening sites on the Web:
Site Name URL
Metamark Shorten www.metamark.net
Not Long www.notlong.com
Quick URL www.qurl.com
Shorlify www.shorl.com
Snip URL www.snipurl.com
Tiny Link www.tinylink.com
Tiny URL www.tinyurl.com
URL Cut www.urlcut.com
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