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Good.ly: Shorten Your URLs for Good

A growing number of URL shorteners - like bit.ly and TinyURL - have sprung up recently to make lengthy links more shareable; many also add toolbars, interim preview pages or statistics. But what if you could create a short URL and help a charity at the same time? Good.ly , a new service from Skimlinks, aims to do just that. Whenever you want to create a link to a product or service online (say, … (News Source: Mashable - 06:40:24)

Hands On with UberTwitter 2.1 for BlackBerry

UberTwitter 2.1 is one of a growing number of mobile Twitter apps built for the BlackBerry platform. I decided to try it out after a number of fellow Tweeters recommended it. Lance Ulanoff finds it effective. (News Source: PC Magazine - 17:30:54)

25 Twitter Apps to Manage Multiple Accounts

It may seem like an impossible task to keep up with all the Twitter apps that have come to market as of late. Even though you have plenty of directories to help with the process, we noticed that it’s still difficult to ascertain which apps support multiple accounts. As more and more people are using Twitter for personal and professional reasons, the demand for a Twitter client to match those … (News Source: Mashable - 18:25:25)

Amazonlinks shortens Amazon’s massive URLs

A new Firefox add-on makes Amazon.com’s incredibly long URLs shorter by making use of Amazon’s inter-store naming conventions. (News Source: CNET - 17:28:38)

Bit.ly Adds At-A-Glance Click Counts

Last week, I talked with Bit.ly about future product improvements in their URL shortener service that I’d like to see. I’m still working on a full write-up, but one’s already emerged: at-a-glance click counts. (News Source: Search Engine Land - 16:59:43)

In Brief

A group of Europe’s leading research libraries and technical information providers has established a partnership to improve access to research data on the internet. (News Source: D-Lib Magazine - 14:11:22)

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