Author: Hananokaoi January 15, 2008
Use a “tinyURL” when you want to send someone a link to a site, but do not want to send a long URL. Long URL addresses are sometimes temporary and can expire. You know if your URL address is temporary because if will often (but not always) have have the word “temp” in the address.
Long URL addresses can also break in an email if they cover more than one line and will not work when the receiver tries to click on them. TinyURL is a free service that allows users to paste long addresses in a form on their site. The service returns a very short URL that is easy to mail and will work even for a temporary URL.
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