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Link too big? Try Edubuzz.org’s URL shortener!

July 17th, 2009 by David Gilmour

The Edubuzz.org Google Apps system now offers its own URL shortening service. It’s at http://shortlinks.edubuzz.org.

The links look like http://shortlinks.edubuzz.org/eduict and can be created by any logged in user. What are the benefits? These include:

  • This is the first place that enables simple sharing of links between all East Lothian learners.
  • Shortened URLs are much easier to share in printed docs or when space is limited.
  • They can often be made easily memorable, as with the example above
  • The list of links can be easily searched by all logged in users, improving sharing between schools
  • A record is kept of usage, so you can easily see how often the links get clicked
  • Links can be stored privately if you want

Short Links for Google Apps is an experimental service from Google Labs.

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