U is for URL

Imagine your street address is 40 South Alexandria Drive,  Swampscott MA  01907 and how long it would take to write or type it.  Now imagine that the Post Office in an unexpected burst of generosity told you that you could use 40SAl instead as your address and your mail would still get to you and people could still find your house.   That's a little bit of the theory behind Tiny URLs.

I have seen Tiny URLs and not until this class had I tried them.  How easy and quick and what a great idea to use with students!  Not only are they shorter (less chance of error) but when you create one, it is automatically copied to the clipboard.

http://dennettgeographyproject.wikispaces.com/ became http://tiny.cc/7TUiM in the push of a button.
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Try it at www.tiny.cc!