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TT · 09-16-2003, 04:11 PM

http://tinyurl.com/

As simple as possible: you just give it an url, as long as you want, and he will give you something like http://tinyurl.com/njq8

How the hell it is possible that if you click that tiny one you'll end up on the one I entered? And also if you'll try tomorrow or in a month, as far as I know it will still work...

I'm amazed

SFDMALEX · 09-16-2003, 04:21 PM

THanks Matteo, great find.

TT · 09-16-2003, 04:29 PM

Yeh, it can be very helpfull with long ebay links that are broken in two when posted in messageboards or similar

very usefull indeed

But still a mistery

draak666 · 09-16-2003, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by TT

How the hell it is possible that if you click that tiny one you'll end up on the one I entered?

It's quite simple, TT. The tinyurl address gets you to a place on the tinyurl server. Once you get on their server you get redirected to the original location (of wich the address is stored on the tinyurl server). Do you get this?

It's so simple that it's hard to explain.

There's an explanation on their webpage too.

By the way, nice find. Thanks.

jon_s · 09-16-2003, 05:32 PM

Nice one!!

altezza · 09-16-2003, 05:34 PM

very nice find! thanks TT!

TT · 09-16-2003, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by draak666

Originally Posted by TT

How the hell it is possible that if you click that tiny one you'll end up on the one I entered?

It's quite simple, TT. The tinyurl address gets you to a place on the tinyurl server. Once you get on their server you get redirected to the original location (of wich the address is stored on the tinyurl server). Do you get this?

It's so simple that it's hard to explain.

There's an explanation on their webpage too.

By the way, nice find. Thanks.

Whoops LOL, I didn't take the time to read all the info on the site.. now I'll have to do it

because I wonder for how long the redirect is stored.. dang, with that short 4 digit part, how many combination you can obtain?

draak666 · 09-16-2003, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by TT

Whoops LOL, I didn't take the time to read all the info on the site.. now I'll have to do it

because I wonder for how long the redirect is stored.. dang, with that short 4 digit part, how many combination you can obtain?

Indeed. Or, in case it's stored for ever, the combinations might get longer. Then the name of the site will become www.slightlybiggerurl.com, and then www.prettybigurl.com, www.massiveurl.com will be next and finally, when it gets really popular: www.fuckinghugheurl.com.

possessed_beaver · 09-16-2003, 09:00 PM

awsome, hahaha yeh it would be stored on the server

stracing · 09-16-2003, 10:18 PM

thats mad!!!

this will be very handy..thanx

maalox · 09-16-2003, 11:05 PM

Awesome image choice btw TT--I already had that pic as the background of my computer! Amazing what satellite pics can turn out with false colours.

lauriv · 09-17-2003, 04:19 PM

A similar place is www.makeashorterlink.com. I've been using this one, didn't know about the tinyurl.

hemi_fan · 09-23-2003, 10:08 PM

hahaha

sportVeloce · 09-24-2003, 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by draak666

Indeed. Or, in case it's stored for ever, the combinations might get longer. Then the name of the site will become www.slightlybiggerurl.com, and then www.prettybigurl.com, www.massiveurl.com will be next and finally, when it gets really popular: www.fuckinghugheurl.com.

LOL. Thats pretty funny. Nice find TT, looks very very handy.