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I use bit.ly for shorting links and tracking stats just like the article mentions. It used to work great for that. Paste a link, :boom: it's shortened, and I ca

I use bit.ly for shorting links and tracking stats just like the article mentions. It used to work great for that. Paste a link, :boom: it's shortened, and I can press a button to copy. The only thing that would make it better is if I didn't have to click copy afterwards. Now, I have to click "add bitmark" (and figure out what the heck that is), paste the link, add an optional note, click save, then click copy before the flash message goes away. If it does go away, I have to click info, then copy the link. This is extremely annoying; the first time especially so. Bit.ly wants to be the new delicious. Fine. Whatever. Just keep the one-step process for making short URLs. That's why I'm using it in the first place.

webwanderings 14y ago
With delicious being totally dead, I think it is worth having at a new bookmarking service (haven't checked this yet myself).
- mikeryan 14y ago
  Delicious isn't completely dead it's owned by the guys who started YouTube and turned into something of a pinterest clone (which is kind of where bookmarking has gone)
  - webwanderings 14y ago
    The original delicious is completely dead for sure.
  - pavedwalden 14y ago
    Yeah, I still use it. After all, I have many years of bookmarks in there. I'm happy to see it emerging from stasis now that Yahoo has set it free.
  - re_todd 14y ago
    I still use it too. I like it, but it seems to be down 1 out of 3 times I try to use it, so let's just say it's 33% dead.
- jvc26 14y ago
  There are other services - like http://pinboard.in http://pinboard.in which serve the same purpose.
- dorian-graph 14y ago
  https://kippt.com/ https://kippt.com/ http://pinboard.in/ http://pinboard.in/
ricardobeat 14y ago
I don't understand, there is a clearly visible text input field down the page, where you insert a long URL, press enter/click, and out comes a shortlink. What's wrong? Just ignore the sign-in buttons. (checked only 2 hours after this post)
rickchendesign 14y ago
You should check out weakurl. I wrote it last night! http://weakurl.com http://weakurl.com Rick
- ricardobeat 14y ago
  For how many years do you intend to keep that up? You might as well call it deadurl.com

webwanderings 14y ago

With delicious being totally dead, I think it is worth having at a new bookmarking service (haven't checked this yet myself).

mikeryan 14y ago
Delicious isn't completely dead it's owned by the guys who started YouTube and turned into something of a pinterest clone (which is kind of where bookmarking has gone)
- webwanderings 14y ago
  The original delicious is completely dead for sure.
- pavedwalden 14y ago
  Yeah, I still use it. After all, I have many years of bookmarks in there. I'm happy to see it emerging from stasis now that Yahoo has set it free.
- re_todd 14y ago
  I still use it too. I like it, but it seems to be down 1 out of 3 times I try to use it, so let's just say it's 33% dead.
jvc26 14y ago
There are other services - like http://pinboard.in http://pinboard.in which serve the same purpose.
dorian-graph 14y ago
https://kippt.com/ https://kippt.com/ http://pinboard.in/ http://pinboard.in/

ricardobeat 14y ago

I don't understand, there is a clearly visible text input field down the page, where you insert a long URL, press enter/click, and out comes a shortlink. What's wrong? Just ignore the sign-in buttons. (checked only 2 hours after this post)

rickchendesign 14y ago

You should check out weakurl. I wrote it last night! http://weakurl.com http://weakurl.com Rick

ricardobeat 14y ago
For how many years do you intend to keep that up? You might as well call it deadurl.com