Don't you hate it when someone sends you an e-mail or chat message with an URL that looks like this:

Or comments on your blog / website that have these huge links that will screw up your website layout?

Set an example and use any of the services listed below that will make the URL short to re-direct someone to the correct website with the long URL. All short URL's lead to the main page.

Services making short URL's

AZQQ Example Short URL: http://www.azqq.com/2441/

Doiop Example Short URL: http://doiop.com/marcofolio Works with a keyword on the end of the short URL

Dwarf URL Example Short URL: http://dwarfurl.com/a1470c Optional: URL protected by password

Curl Example Short URL: http://www.crankup.net/curl/?marcofolio Friendly Name URL's

Hop2 Example Short URL: http://hop2.com/WXGi8 Optional: Hop Word

Hurl.to Example Short URL: http://hurl.to/368 ID Length & Optional Description

Hurl.it Example Short URL: http://hurl.it/TfC

Mem URL Example Short URL: http://memurl.com/ladefi Optional: Adding keywords to the URL

Not Long Example Short URL: http://marcofolio.notlong.com/ Works when subdomain is available and can be passworded

Shortless Example Short URL: http://shortless.com/197/ Optional: Add custom tag

Snip URL Example Short URL: http://snipurl.com/1wl5x Optional: Nickname, Private key and Title

Teensylink Example Short URL: http://teensylink.com/9BwNJ Optional: Password Protection and CAPTCHA

Tiny URL Example Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/2hxzs2

Trace URL Example Short URL: http://traceurl.com/go/2/marcofolio Many advanced options (Use Demo account to test)

URL Beach Example Short URL: http://urlbeach.com/43792b

URL Tea Example Short URL: http://urltea.com/2gym

XADDR Example Short URL: http://xaddr.com/2dv

Xil.in Example Short URL: http://xil.in/858/ Optional: Custom tags

Other Services

Huge URL A parody website to all of the above services. Create URL's that are huge. Because bigger is better, right?

LinkNark Use NickNark to uncover the URL behind any of the URL's created by one of the services listed above. This can be useful if you don't trust the short URL, hiding the real URL.

Do you know more services that can make a huge URL short? Place it in the comments and I'll add them to this article.

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Robbie Veldwijk - Handy!!   | 86.92.154.xxx | 2008-01-04 22:12:41 That's very useful and handy Marco! Reply | Quote 0   0

k3lvinmitnick - k3lvinmitnick.blogspot.com   | 216.75.2.xxx | 2008-01-07 03:08:42 hurl.it --> The best ! http://hurl.to/0KW Reply | Quote 0   0

Marco - Thanks   | 62.194.187.xxx | 2008-01-07 09:37:37 Thanks for that one, didn't know it yet! Added it to the list. Greetings,,, Reply | Quote 0   0

Pieter - Very cool   | 202.67.103.xxx | 2008-02-10 09:48:55 Thanks a lot make life a lot easier Reply | Quote 0   0

Don   | 64.59.144.xxx | 2008-02-11 08:27:14 These services are great - use them all the time in e-mails - I use http://wurl.ca/ because it had the shortest name I had found until I saw your list Reply | Quote 0   0

majoody - Very Great   | 89.108.7.xxx | 2008-04-06 08:47:08 I would like to thank you and the owner of the mentioned site for this great service. Reply | Quote 0   0

Anon - Many more redirect options here   | 209.30.174.xxx | 2008-06-23 05:51:00 http://notlong.com/links/ Reply | Quote 0   0

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