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TT 09-16-2003 04:11 PM
Tinyurl.com .. how the hell does it work? Amazing!
 
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 :D

draak666 09-16-2003 05:18 PM
Re: Tinyurl.com .. how the hell does it work? Amazing!
 
Quote:
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. :? :D 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
Re: Tinyurl.com .. how the hell does it work? Amazing!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by draak666
Quote:
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. :? :D 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
Re: Tinyurl.com .. how the hell does it work? Amazing!
 
Quote:
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. :D

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
Re: Tinyurl.com .. how the hell does it work? Amazing!
 
Quote:
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. :D
LOL. Thats pretty funny. Nice find TT, looks very very handy.


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