Thread: Show TinyURL - My simple AJAX powered site!

So, I think it's only fair that twitter users have the ability to see whether or not a link posted by someone they are following is an advertisement or not. This includes TwtAd ads. TinyURL is the main short url service used on Twitter and although they do have a feature you can use to see where a link redirects to before going to it, not a lot of people know about that.

I've developed Show TinyURL, a site you can use to find where a TinyURL link redirects to:
Show TinyURL - Show Where a TinyURL Redirects

Design
I made the design of the site based around the design at TinyURL. I used all the same colors and worked around the simplicity of it, but gave it my own flavor.



Application
I used AJAX to make it really simple to use

What do you think?

Excellent service. The only suggestion that I have... Is that you center the design (i.e. use percentages, instead of fixed widths).

It's very cool, but I'm asking myself atm why people don't copy the link, and just put 'preview' between the http:// & .tinyurl.com, it gives a preview of the link too

What you could do to make it more special, is post a screenshot of the website after it is 'checked'. Otherwise I don't see many benefits of using this site instead of using the subdomain preview... The preview can be done by websnapr - Website Thumbnails For Your Site

Greetz

Originally Posted by Charles

Excellent service. The only suggestion that I have... Is that you center the design (i.e. use percentages, instead of fixed widths).

Typically that is how I do all of my designs, but I wanted to try something different

Originally Posted by Aquarezz

It's very cool, but I'm asking myself atm why people don't copy the link, and just put 'preview' between the http:// & .tinyurl.com, it gives a preview of the link too

What you could do to make it more special, is post a screenshot of the website after it is 'checked'. Otherwise I don't see many benefits of using this site instead of using the subdomain preview... The preview can be done by websnapr - Website Thumbnails For Your Site

Greetz

A lot of people do not know about the preview feature on TinyURL and those are the people I am trying to target. This site could come in handy for a lot of Twitter users considering TinyURL is the default short url site on there.

Instant Messenger Bot
I developed a simple AOL Instant Messenger Bot last night that does the same thing as ShowTinyURL does. Send him an IM with a TinyURL link and he'll tell you where it redirects to

The screenname of course is ShowTinyURL.

I will be offering this bot on most popular IM clients.

edit
I now have a bot on MSN to. IM bot@showtinyurl.com

Originally Posted by stickycarrots

Typically that is how I do all of my designs, but I wanted to try something different

That something different doesn't seem to work on a large screen.

Originally Posted by Charles

That something different doesn't seem to work on a large screen.

I have 1680x1050 resolution and it looks fine. It's just not centered.

I am going to be adding screenshots to the results in a minute

Originally Posted by stickycarrots

I've developed Show TinyURL, a site you can use to find where a TinyURL link redirects to:
Show TinyURL - Show Where a TinyURL Redirects

Is something wron with the links? It says server not found, for me.

Originally Posted by Desan

Is something wron with the links? It says server not found, for me.

Answer posted here.

Originally Posted by stickycarrots

Answer posted here.

I know. I rode that already.