While a number of you have probably already used the goo.gl shortener — and you’ve almost surely clicked a link from one — now you’ll be able to program with it into any application or site. According to theGoogle Code Blog, goo.gl now has a full-featured API that can rival just about anything else on the market.
Needfull documentation? You can find that, as well as an example of goo.gl implementation and much more in the blog post. But why would you switch? According toPingdom, goo.gl is the fastest URL shortener in mass use today. In fact, it’s more than twice as fast as is.gd, which is even a bit faster itself than the monster of bit.ly:
Of course, we can tell you about it all we want, but it’s best to dive in and try it out yourself. Us? We’re somewhat partial tohttp://tnw.tofor some reason.
Story byBrad McCarty
A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the Director TNW Academy. You can follow him on Twitter @BradMcCarty.(show all)A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the DirectorTNW Academy. You can follow him on Twitter@BradMcCarty.
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