Posts tagged URLs
Android2cloud Opens URLs from Your Phone in Chrome [Downloads]
Aug 4th
Android/Chrome: If you’ve got something loaded on your Android that you’d like to see in a full browser, you could email it, copy/paste the link, or just try and remember. Or use android2cloud to instantly open the link in Chrome. More »
Fur.ly Shortens and Shares Multiple URLS with a Single Link [Url Shortener]
Aug 4th
While the URL shortening market definitely seems a little saturated there’s still room for innovation. Fur.ly is a URL shortening service that bundles multiple URLs together for easy sharing. More »
Open URLs in Safari Tabs Launches Multiple Links From Any Spot in OS X [Downloads]
Aug 4th
Mac OS X/Safari only: Opening multiple tabs from anywhere except the browser is painful. You click, Safari pops up, head back and repeat. John Gruber has coded a workflow you can install to open multiple URLs with a Control-Click. More »
1dl.us Is a Swiss Army Knife of Web Utilities [Webapps]
Jul 29th
Plenty of sites offer a quick IP address check, disposable email, URL shortening, image uploading, and quick text saving. 1dl.us offers all of them, on one page, for your bookmarking convenience. More »
Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Append .com and Other Endings to Web Sites [Keyboard Shortcuts]
Jul 26th
Unless you’ve been to the site before, Firefox won’t automatically add .com, .net, or .org to the site you’re typing in. Using your Control or Shift keys, or both together, you can quickly add the right domain ending to a site. More »
Google Maps Adds Built-In URL Shortening [Google Maps]
Jul 10th
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. More »
Twitter Rolls Out Official URL Shortener with New Character Limit Rules [Twitter]
Jun 9th
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). Furthermore, the link will only count for 20 characters, the amount of text the actual t.co link takes up, instead of the length of the link preview (which is variable). The new shortener will roll out over the course of the summer. Hit the link for more information on the shortener and other features Twitter is integrating with it. More »
Saf.li Shortens Links and Scans Them for Viruses and Phishing Attacks [Url Shorteners]
Jun 4th
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. More »
View Thru Displays the URL Behind the Shrunken URL [Downloads]
Apr 27th
Chrome: If you prefer to see the site you’re clicking through to before clicking on a shrunken URL, View Thru displays the source URL as a mouse-over pop-up display. More »