Create small easy to read URL's

Create easy to read and type Internet addresses from long convoluted addresses often found on popular sites such as Amazon, eBay, MapQuest, etc. by using online services that shrink the address. For example, the URL: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cmos.htm would become: http://tinyurl.com/ynkjhp. Below are examples of sites that allow you to copy and paste any URL into them to make them smaller.

• http://tinyurl.com/
• http://snipurl.com/
• http://tubeurl.com/
• http://cuturl.com/

In addition to visiting one of the above sites each time you need to make a URL smaller if you're running Mozilla Firefox there are many tinyurl and other Firefox add-ons that allow you to integrate this feature into your browser.

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