Comments on: Updates to URL.ie http://cgarvey.ie/blog/archive/2008/07/07/updates-to-urlie/ The personal blog of Irish mobile and web application developer, Cathal Garvey Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:31:26 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: cgarvey http://cgarvey.ie/blog/archive/2008/07/07/updates-to-urlie/comment-page-1/#comment-677 cgarvey Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:51:04 +0000 http://cgarvey.ie/blog/?p=131#comment-677 Yup, it's on the way. It's in (private) beta testing. URL.ie is moving soon, and the API will be released around that time. I'm not going to give a timeline for that but hope it's sooner rather than later (i.e. weeks / couple of months .. not a year). API will be limited to URL creation for a while (though there are reporting, querying and administrative functions, these will be for registered users only), but that would fit the purpose you describe. JSON, REST and plain text will be the formats. Watch twitter / here for updates! Yup, it’s on the way. It’s in (private) beta testing. URL.ie is moving soon, and the API will be released around that time. I’m not going to give a timeline for that but hope it’s sooner rather than later (i.e. weeks / couple of months .. not a year).

API will be limited to URL creation for a while (though there are reporting, querying and administrative functions, these will be for registered users only), but that would fit the purpose you describe. JSON, REST and plain text will be the formats.

Watch twitter / here for updates!

]]> By: Donald Kelly http://cgarvey.ie/blog/archive/2008/07/07/updates-to-urlie/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Donald Kelly Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:44:05 +0000 http://cgarvey.ie/blog/?p=131#comment-676 Have you considered adding API Support? I use URL.ie in my Twitter "tweets" and I'd like to suggest that the developer of TweetDeck add URL.ie to the App's shortening menu, but to do that, They need to have some type of API which allows the newly shortened URL to be returned to the client. -Donald Kelly (Thanks for URL.ie, I no longer have enough proof to get my own .ie domain, So at least I can shorten my URLs on Twitter with a .ie domain.) Have you considered adding API Support? I use URL.ie in my Twitter “tweets” and I’d like to suggest that the developer of TweetDeck add URL.ie to the App’s shortening menu, but to do that, They need to have some type of API which allows the newly shortened URL to be returned to the client.

-Donald Kelly

(Thanks for URL.ie, I no longer have enough proof to get my own .ie domain, So at least I can shorten my URLs on Twitter with a .ie domain.)

]]> By: cgarvey http://cgarvey.ie/blog/archive/2008/07/07/updates-to-urlie/comment-page-1/#comment-668 cgarvey Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:18:31 +0000 http://cgarvey.ie/blog/?p=131#comment-668 Yup, it'll truncate whatever URL (of certain protocols, anyway) you throw at it. I don't think I'm far off having to restrict that somewhat (like only truncate if it's shorter, and only truncate Chinese domains if they aren't to the root domain, or if the domain name contains drug/porn words, etc.). For now though, it'll happily truncate (or not) away! Yup, it’ll truncate whatever URL (of certain protocols, anyway) you throw at it. I don’t think I’m far off having to restrict that somewhat (like only truncate if it’s shorter, and only truncate Chinese domains if they aren’t to the root domain, or if the domain name contains drug/porn words, etc.).

For now though, it’ll happily truncate (or not) away!

]]> By: Dave http://cgarvey.ie/blog/archive/2008/07/07/updates-to-urlie/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Dave Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:40:26 +0000 http://cgarvey.ie/blog/?p=131#comment-667 Its funny that the truncated URL for http://url.ie is http://url.ie/g8 That's not truncated, its longer! Its funny that the truncated URL for http://url.ie is http://url.ie/g8

That’s not truncated, its longer!

]]> By: cgarvey http://cgarvey.ie/blog/archive/2008/07/07/updates-to-urlie/comment-page-1/#comment-666 cgarvey Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:01:42 +0000 http://cgarvey.ie/blog/?p=131#comment-666 Oh, and the toolbar thing "bookmarklet" is top left (under the logo) .. not very clear, I know. That'll be next after the above! Oh, and the toolbar thing “bookmarklet” is top left (under the logo) .. not very clear, I know. That’ll be next after the above!

]]> By: cgarvey http://cgarvey.ie/blog/archive/2008/07/07/updates-to-urlie/comment-page-1/#comment-665 cgarvey Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:52:52 +0000 http://cgarvey.ie/blog/?p=131#comment-665 Cheers for the suggestion Niall. Preview is already on the way. Actually it's already coded, just on the new version of code (a rewrite .. no longer a hack of TightURL.sf.net). Grouped links, preview and a move to Ireland are next up (on a new code base which will mean better performance for slashdotted/dugg URLs). It'll probably be in the next 2-4 weeks by the time it's tested, etc. Cheers for the suggestion Niall.

Preview is already on the way. Actually it’s already coded, just on the new version of code (a rewrite .. no longer a hack of TightURL.sf.net).

Grouped links, preview and a move to Ireland are next up (on a new code base which will mean better performance for slashdotted/dugg URLs). It’ll probably be in the next 2-4 weeks by the time it’s tested, etc.

]]> By: Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Fluffy Links - Tuesday July 8th 2008 http://cgarvey.ie/blog/archive/2008/07/07/updates-to-urlie/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Fluffy Links - Tuesday July 8th 2008 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:08:22 +0000 http://cgarvey.ie/blog/?p=131#comment-664 [...] URL.ie has upgraded. Hooray! [...] [...] URL.ie has upgraded. Hooray! [...]

]]> By: Niall http://cgarvey.ie/blog/archive/2008/07/07/updates-to-urlie/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Niall Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:24:29 +0000 http://cgarvey.ie/blog/?p=131#comment-663 Feature Suggestion: One thing that I don't like about this site is the lack of ability to see where the link is about to take you. For example, take http://url.ie/i45, I have no way of knowing that this is a link to this post. There might be some feature where I can go to http://url.ie/i45/v or http://url.ie/i45/view and check where the link is pointed to, however if there is, I can't see it in the FAQ. I checked, and you don't blacklist "shock sites" such as a certain fruit based party (check the url created by this ip at around 1:20am). Also, where the quick toolbar button for one click truncating of urls? Feature Suggestion:

One thing that I don’t like about this site is the lack of ability to see where the link is about to take you. For example, take http://url.ie/i45, I have no way of knowing that this is a link to this post.

There might be some feature where I can go to http://url.ie/i45/v or http://url.ie/i45/view and check where the link is pointed to, however if there is, I can’t see it in the FAQ. I checked, and you don’t blacklist “shock sites” such as a certain fruit based party (check the url created by this ip at around 1:20am).

Also, where the quick toolbar button for one click truncating of urls?

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