Get a Short Custom Alias with Your Original URL

If you are tired of posting URLs in emails to find it break, and the recipient has to paste it together to visit the original URLs, TinyURL should be your choice. By entering the original long URL in the blank box, TinyURL will help shorten the URL to a short one, which will not beak when put in emails and never expires. Besides, the shortened URLs also suit the occasions when only limited space is available, such as newspapers, email signatures, microblogs, etc. Since 2008, TinyURL has made its services more friendly and convenient in that it allows users to create more meaningful aliases, so that descriptive URLs can be created by the user rather than generated by TinyURL in a random way. Besides, TinyURL has launched its toolbar, which can be added on your browser, and you will be able to make a TinyURL with one click of the button.

About TinyURL

TinyURL is an online service which provides short aliases for redirection of long URLs. This URL shortening service was launched in 2002 by Kevin Gilberson. In the homepage of TinyURL, you can find a form which is used for the submission of a long URL to shorten. Then a short URL will be generated by TinyURL, which will direct the visitors to the long URL. The service of URL shortening is very useful, as the short URLs are easier to remember and pass around, which will surely help in the promotion of your original URLs. How Can You Make a Custom Alias Online with a Long URL?

• Requirements
1. A computer with access to the internet.
2. You need to be ensure that the URL you are providing has not been shortened by TinyURL, otherwise the online system will automatically reject the operation.

• Step-By-Step Guide
1. Visit the website of TinyURL at related link 1 below.
2. Then you can see a blank saying “Enter a long URL to make tiny”.
3. Enter your original URL in the blank, and enter the custom alias you want to obtain in the blank below, and click “Make TinyURL”.
4. Then the URL you have provided is shortened. If the custom alias you provide is not registered, you can get it as planned.
5. Read the Terms of use at related link 2 below.
6. Learn more about TinyURL at related link 3.

Related Links

1. TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/#terms
2. Wikipedia - TinyURL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TinyURL