Shortcuts
URL shorteners, depending on how you look at it, are either a bane or boon for the web (and I'm not going into any of those, nope). Me, I see it as just another way to access resources, that's all.
So I've started using my own URL shortener,
With Short Links, I can set up my own domain (bare -- ie., no subdomains -- domains are currently not possible, though, so I had to add "0" to
What will I use this for? To create, er, shortcuts to the sites I visit, of course. A URL shortener on my own turf. How cool is that? (Remember what Al Pacino's character in "The Devil's Advocate" said about vanity? ;))
So I've started using my own URL shortener,
0.d2n.me, made possible by Google Short Links, available from the Google Apps Marketplace.With Short Links, I can set up my own domain (bare -- ie., no subdomains -- domains are currently not possible, though, so I had to add "0" to
d2n.me {pronounced "Dito na me" and jejenese for "I'm here", heh. Cool domain, huh?}), and make links private. Basic stats (number of unique visits) are available as well. Short Links is also integrated to the Google Apps dashboard. 
What will I use this for? To create, er, shortcuts to the sites I visit, of course. A URL shortener on my own turf. How cool is that? (Remember what Al Pacino's character in "The Devil's Advocate" said about vanity? ;))
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