URL.ie Blog

May 25, 2010
Status update on URL.ie accounts

Category: News      

We’ve been getting quite a few queries about our beta program for URL.ie accounts. As URL.ie is a free web service, paid-work takes precedence. Don’t take that to mean we don’t care, or don’t commit to providing a reliable shortening service 24/7; but it does mean new feature roll-outs can be held up by “real world” work!

We’ve done our testing, and are happy with the whole process. Our stats are using too much resources, however, so we’re battling with what to do here. While we chew on that, we’ll roll out simple stats and accounts for all, with detailed stats disabled for now. Reduced being the just the number of clicks / last click.

As of now, the beta program is closed. We’ll start to roll out “accounts for all” in the next few weeks. We have a bit of work to do on caching before we can flip the switch, but we’re nearly through all that!

Shorten a URL with just a quick prepend to any URL

Category: Tips      

We’ve had this service for a while, but only announcing it now (because j.mp stole some of our thunder!). Given any URL (in your address bar), just type “00.ie/” before it, hit enter, and URL.ie will give you your shortened URL.

You’ll need JavaScript enabled for full compatibility. It’ll still work without JavaScript, but anchors won’t work and some query strings might break.

So, type 00.ie/ before your URL, to get your shortened one (automatically linked to your URL.ie account, if you’re logged in at the time). That’s two zeroes, not two of the letter ‘o’! For example, to shorten the URL of this post, use 00.ie/http://blog.url.ie/2010/05/shorten-a-url-with-just-a-quick-prepend-to-any-url/#comments.

May 24, 2010
Using URL.ie in TweetDeck (for Desktops)

Category: API,Tips      

Since version 0.34.1, TweetDeck for desktops, an Adobe Air application, has included support for custom URL shortening services. We’ve made a few tweaks to our API (to include a TinyURL.com-compatible API), so that URL.ie can now be used with TweetDeck! Good news, eh? Read on to find out how to set it all up!

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Hello URLs!

Category: News      

Hi!

I’m Cathal, and I’ll be introducing you to news and tips from the crew behind URL.ie over the next while. We’ve implemented some exciting features, and have more to come. Our biggest challenge is bringing new features but to a free service, so we can’t get to everything we’d like to.

Subscribe to the RSS feed for news on latest features, and some usage tips. We’ll also be adding help content for the existing features of URL.ie over the next few weeks, so check back when you can!

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