I just read on Mashable that tr.im url shortner was shutting down and that by 1/1/2010 all of the tr.im urls will stop working. The post mentions that the creator of Delicious has made the case against shortened urls. Is this the beginning of the end for URL shortners or is this just a case of one company not being able to keep up with the leaders in the market?
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Jump to PostIt's probably the latter... For example, StumbleUpon just recently launched a URL shortener with some extra features added in, and I doubt that they'll pull the plug on it.
Jump to PostThere will always be pros and cons about any services. Period. I personally have never used tr.im and use mostly bit.ly because it allows for traffic referral tracking.
Jump to PostThanks for coming back and letting us know. I wonder if this kind of stunt (if that's what it was) really works... The one thing you don't want to happen is for a URL shortening service to shut down and leave you high and dry... So for such a company …
Jump to PostTo be honest, I never ever heard of Tr.im until now. I bet you that now that site is receiving much more traffic.
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