What is a Tiny URL? Why do I need one?

Do you ever get the feeling that the world wide web is passing you by? I do. The plethora of technology can leave you in the dust if you don't keep up. So, I am here to update you on the ways and means of the tiny url and how it will make your life easier.

First: check out http://tinyurl.com/

Take a URL like this:

http://www.themedc.org/News-Media/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx?ContentId=ad9fadc7-844c-45d8-9f01-4470648951ac

Turn it into this: TinyURL was created!

The following URL:

http://www.themedc.org/News-Media/Press-Releases/Detail.aspx
?ContentId=ad9fadc7-844c-45d8-9f01-4470648951ac

has a length of 107 characters and resulted in the following TinyURL which has a length of 25 characters:

http://tinyurl.com/b55zky
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Or, give your recipients confidence with a preview TinyURL:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/b55zky
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