An API module that allows the creation of branded short URLs.
This module is a developer tool that takes URL of any length and produces very short URLs (3-5 characters).
For the User-Interface integration you may want to check-out: Shorten module.
Who Needs This?
You need this module if:
You are creating a localized URL shortener for a country/locale that exisitng URL shorteners do not cover.
You system is behind a firewall and content/URLs can not be shared publicly.
If you want short URLs to carry your own domain, for brand management purposes, much like TechCrunch.com uses http://tcrn.ch domain for short URLs (they do not use this module for the implementation, though, as far as we know :) )
(Please submit examples of other usages, if you are using shorturl to run your shortener).
Credits
Created and maintained by: Phase2 Technology
Development on this module was done as part of the Whitehouse.gov project and was sponsored by The Executive Office of the President.