URL shorteners

URL shortening is a technique on the WWW where a provider makes a Web page available under a very short Uniform Resource Locator in addition to the original address.

List of URL shorteners:

• bit.ly
• awe.sm
• cli.gs
• digg.com
• is.gd
• TinyURL.com
• tr.im
• su.pr
• ow.ly
• lopurls.us
• twurl.nl
• snipurl
• dwarfurl