Comments on: Firefox Quick Tip: Know What’s Behind TinyURL Links with Greasemonkey Script http://www.lifespy.com/2008/firefox-quick-tip-know-whats-behind-tinyurl-links-with-greasemonkey-script/ analyzing lifestyles Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:43:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Garrett http://www.lifespy.com/2008/firefox-quick-tip-know-whats-behind-tinyurl-links-with-greasemonkey-script/comment-page-1/#comment-112486 Garrett Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:50:55 +0000 http://www.lifespy.com/2008/firefox-quick-tip-know-whats-behind-tinyurl-links-with-greasemonkey-script/#comment-112486 <a href="http://tinyurl.com/" rel="nofollow">TinyURL</a> is awesome. I use quite a bit too. Another good, similar service that just recently appeared is <a href="http://decenturl.com/" rel="nofollow">DecentURL</a>. It shortens URLs, and also shows the site you're going to go to, with a custom subdomain based off of the original URL's domain, and then a custom piece of text (automatically derived from the page's title, altough it's fully customizable). It doesn't make the URLs quite as short, but it does usually make them (usually) short enough, and having a descriptive URL is great. I still use TinyURL, of course, for all the times I really need a super-space-conscious URL. TinyURL is awesome. I use quite a bit too.

Another good, similar service that just recently appeared is DecentURL. It shortens URLs, and also shows the site you’re going to go to, with a custom subdomain based off of the original URL’s domain, and then a custom piece of text (automatically derived from the page’s title, altough it’s fully customizable).

It doesn’t make the URLs quite as short, but it does usually make them (usually) short enough, and having a descriptive URL is great.

I still use TinyURL, of course, for all the times I really need a super-space-conscious URL.

]]> By: TinyURL Popup Preview at All Narfed Up http://www.lifespy.com/2008/firefox-quick-tip-know-whats-behind-tinyurl-links-with-greasemonkey-script/comment-page-1/#comment-111751 TinyURL Popup Preview at All Narfed Up Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:27:00 +0000 http://www.lifespy.com/2008/firefox-quick-tip-know-whats-behind-tinyurl-links-with-greasemonkey-script/#comment-111751 [...] If you get the TinyURL Popup Preview Greasemonkey Script, you won’t get surprised when you click on a link. (via LifeSpy) [...] [...] If you get the TinyURL Popup Preview Greasemonkey Script, you won’t get surprised when you click on a link. (via LifeSpy) [...]

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