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Get Shorter Links with thin.gs

Link ShortenerReady to start using a new link shortener?  There is no doubt that no drought is coming when it concerns services that will shorten links for you – so why not give this alterative a try? Thin.gs will shorten your links, and does so in style.

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A Quicker Short URL

short url service The new tool, href.in delivers a quicker web address shortening service.  Using the power of Ajax, they are able to cut out a lot of load time, which means you get a faster service to deal with.

Once you plug a link in, you get something that looks like this:

http://href.in/r759yj

Just copy, paste and share with who you need to share with.  Another neat thing they do is it look like they share all the links that get shortened on a Twitter account.  For the voyeuristic people out there, that feature is just for you.  No descriptions, just random link sharing.

The last thing I like about them is their API, they allow anybody to use.  This could come in handy with merging the URL shortening with another service.  In all, href.in seems to be doing everything right.  It is a simple and quick way to shorten those links you share back and forth everyday.

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Lieberman, WHIR TV, and Podcasting Fun

Just like clockwork, I am here to deliver you the best of the best as far as Web hosting news and reviews go. Here are a few of the topics that we covered on the Web Hosting Show, Podcast 73.

+ The Web Hosting Show gets no love from PodcastAwards.com? The horror of it all!
+ Joe Lieberman forgets to pay his Web hosting bills? Did he go over his bandwidth limits?
+ WHIR TV is back. Is it any better than it was the last time? What could make it better?
+ What are the best Web hosting newsletters out there today?
+ How can I use the InstantDomainSearch.com API?

If any or all of those tickle your fancy, then I have a podcast that you need to listen to.

[Download the Latest Web Hosting Show Podcast!]

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