Tag: SHORTENER

Download Squad readers haven't been shy about voicing their general distaste for the bazillion different short URL services out there. As if you needed another reason, a new report shows -- in USA Today style graphical goodness -- just how much they suck. Over at WatchMouse, you'll find a rundown comparing 14 popular options including goo.gl, tr.im, bit.ly, and the other usual suspects. The ...

Everyone knows about the power of Digg. We've seen it first hand many times here at DLS with waves of Digg faithful pouring in when a hot story hits the feed. Today, they've taken the gloves off and come out swinging at other short URL and social sharing services with the new Diggbar. Apart from making it easy to submit items to Digg, the toolbar also integrates with Facebook and Twitter and ...

There are a lot of god URL truncators out there, like Snipr, Is.gd, and TinyURL. For a new service to stand out, it's got to bring something interesting to the table. Tr.im does just that. Apart from offering URLs that are about as short as you're going to get (8 characters on my tests), they've added a couple interesting features. For starters, Tr.im will truncate your link and automatically ...