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http://ushort.us/

Simple url shortening site, right now when you type in your short url, the landing page shows what page you are going to be going to, and is a 5 second timer before redirecting.

http://ushort.us/60yd8e - Short link to this thread.

This was actually a cool fun few hour project for me, that I would like to get out there.

You made this? What a nifty idea. :p

Yes I did, thanks :)

I am trying to find a decent template right now, thats why its only plain text on everything.

Noticed some of you were doing sites without http:// so it would redirect wrong on the service. Fixed that now, so it checks and adds http:// to links if not found.

(I was checking for functionality, I don't browse the links for privacy reasons.)

The url is kinda long for a url shorter isn't it?

tinyurl.com = longer :p. bit.ly, the .ly domains are unstable because of the conflicts in that country.

if you mean the .us/asda, I am also going to be adding an alias option, so you can choose the text to choose the short url.

Also: http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reading-Display-Globa lly/dp/B003FSUDM4/ref=amb_link_353259562_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIK X0DER&pf_rd_s=center-10&pf_rd_r=11EYKTN682A79T370AM3&pf_rd_ t=201&pf_rd_p=1270985982&pf_rd_i=B002Y27P3M . TRANSFORMED -> http://ushort.us/n9hqu2

I dislike the fact that when you visit a shortened URL you have to wait 5 seconds to visit the actual website…

From: Daniel
I dislike the fact that when you visit a shortened URL you have to wait 5 seconds to visit the actual website…

This. Tbh I find it kind of silly.

From: Daniel
I dislike the fact that when you visit a shortened URL you have to wait 5 seconds to visit the actual website…

He's probably planning to add ads to it.

zasz perhaps use a cookie and allow people to turn off the wait? :)

Or, use something like tinyurls `preview`?

I'm OK with the wait, I get scared. :P

hmm, I woke up this morning with the idea to do something like add a ~ sign to the end of the url to skip the wait.

Yes, ads MIGHT come. But this will be a site where you are not forced to view them if you want. (just by adding a ~ to skip the waiting system)

But the reason I added the waiting system in the first place was to allow the person to see where they are being redirected.

edit: the ~ sign i remember now seeing it used for a different purpose on another shortening url site. My subconscious must have remembered haha, but it would be used for skipping the wait, which isn't on a different site.

I never really understood why people use tiny urls. COuld someone explain why? thanks

From: Troll
I never really understood why people use tiny urls. COuld someone explain why? thanks

Twitter.

~ function to skip the wait added.

Just add ~ to the end of the url to skip the wait :D

That's really cool, I may be able to make you a template this week if I have time.

thanks, but I got a template for the main site all setup now.

I don't like the current template, and aren't there already enough of these? :D

My friend owns zr.fi domain, he uses it for url shortening also.

I will keep adding new features to it haha, maybe a file hosting addon.

I guess if you guys wanna make a template and screenshot it for me, I will look at it.

Quality templates ain't free ;)

Yeah, right now I'm near broke.

I have tons of worked lined up, but its not even a sure thing if I get paid for all of it…

Like $200 in jobs….

Kinda why I am sticking with this template and not trying to buy one.