url shorteners

[philiporchard]

I've just been looking at some url shorteners, and noticed there's similarities between the page layout of these two:

http://v15.uk/
http://biic.co.uk/

Can anyone shed some light on where they get their scripts from?
Thanks

 

[bensd]

http://gempixel.com/demo/short

 

[philiporchard]

Thanks Ben - seems they offer some customisation too. Cheers!

http://premiumscript.ca/products/url-shortener-script

 

[dog]

http://yourls.org

 

[philiporchard]

Thanks,
Just wondering whether to develop url.uk as a shortener.
Seems there are a number of options. Just need a few more hrs in the day!

 

[Edwin]

There are so many url shorteners out there already, it's hard to see where the money will come from - especially since some of the providers offer advanced stats and analytics, and other features.

Also, it's a great url (for techies) but I'm not sure the average person in the street knows what a "url" is any more. I think they think of them as "web addresses" if they think of them at all.

 

[JMI]

I ran a url shortening service. You need to be aware of what your service gets used for and if you are going to be able to practically monitor it. I considered url.co.uk a while back.. but had something shorter

 

[philiporchard]

Maybe we could do a swap Julian... you've got a domain I'd quite like

 

[JMI]

That and 20k I might consider.

 

[philiporchard]

Ouch - you're no pushover then!

 

[dog]

I thought of running a url shortener but too much competition. Also average people don't trust shorteners.

Would url.uk be focused on "British links"? Have you thought of selling domains on Url.uk?

 

[philiporchard]

Selling the domain today... reverse auction:
https://www.acorndomains.co.uk/threads/url.146020/

Paid £6,000 for it a few years ago, but once you start these auctions, you can't really back out...
Someone is going to get a good deal - that's for sure!