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Ask HN: Google is sunsetting goo.gl on 3/30. What will be your URL shortener?
- valeg 8y agohttp://bit.do/ http://bit.do/
- mewreality 8y agoAnd the cycle continues... https://killedbygoogle.com/ https://killedbygoogle.com/
- taf2 8y agoI like that site, I wish it had a filter by services that cost money vs services that are free. IMO it applies to any service if it's free don't assume it'll be here tomorrow and certainly don't rely on it for your business. If it's a paid service at least that gives you a better chance of being able to keep the other business afloat by paying for it. Anyways, I think it's a better way to look at things if it's free don't count on it. If it's for cost count on it but with an alternative if necessary because even paid services go out of business or change model... VC's will only throw money away for so long... before cutting the coord.
- mtmail 8y agoI still use http://tinyurl.com/ http://tinyurl.com/ out of habit. Afaik it was the first on the market (2002).
- jedisct1 8y agohttps://sk.tl https://sk.tl Minimal, super fast, simple, no ads, opensource, works.
- QUFB 8y agoI bought https://gnu.gl/ https://gnu.gl/ with the intention of turning it into a URL shortener site. Might get around to it some day.
- notahacker 8y agoLooks like the next couple of weeks is the optimum launch window...
- emilburzo 8y agoI've been thinking about building one for my app for quite some time, mostly because I never liked that goo.gl used characters that could be confusing in certain fonts (e.g. Il), which is really frustrating when you have to type them. Still, goo.gl was really convenient so I just put it off, but then I got the shutdown notice and that was the best motivator :) It doesn't have such a short domain, but on the plus side it's now branded and still fits in an SMS, so it's all good.
- LinuxBender 8y agoI create redirect entries in my web server. Since they are my redirects and domains, the url's can be 1 or 2 characters long.
- rasmus1610 8y agoClassic HN response
- LinuxBender 8y agoI blame this on watching both HN and n-gate. [1] I have a reflex action of sharing my deepest darkest secrets. [1] - http://n-gate.com/ http://n-gate.com/
- masonic 8y agoI value my readers too much to shroud URLs that I invite them to click. URL shorteners are false economy.
- veddox 8y agoIf you're talking about clickable URLs, I agree with you. But shortened URLs are incredibly useful in non-clickable environments such as posters, where you need a memorable address. (Example: My department recently organized a scientific conference. The info®istration page was hidden six layers deep on the university website, but we still needed to put the link to it on the advertising poster. In that scenario, a shortened URL (with a QR code) was a sensible solution.)
- masonic 8y agoIf a QR code was used, why would the text length even be relevant? I don't click on shrouded URLs, myself. Period.
- gerenuk 8y agoHave a look at https://replug.io https://replug.io A URL Shortener to shorten, track and optimize your links with catchy call-to-actions, retargeting pixels, branded links with powerful analytics.