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Abbreviate Google Map Links for Email
Where is a good Starbucks in Fairfield, CA? Google Maps to the rescue! Now, how to email that 125-character link to my friend? Tinyurl.com you say? I never liked how pranksters hide links behind tinyurls; you don't know where you'll land when you click one. So I created a web service that yields informative links, like: http://lookleap.com/maps.google.com/a5. I named this service LookLeap.com. Kick it around and tell me what you think.

Contributed by: Sid Steward
[08/17/05 | Discuss (1) | Link to this hack]

Where is a good Starbucks in Fairfield, CA? Google Maps to the rescue! Now, how to email that 125-character link to my friend? Tinyurl.com you say? I never liked how pranksters hide links behind tinyurls; you don't know where you'll land when you click one. So I created a web service that yields informative links, like: http://lookleap.com/maps.google.com/a5. I named this service LookLeap.com. Kick it around and tell me what you think.

See also: http://LookLeap.com

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new publisher feature, site stats
2005-08-20 05:22:34 Sid Steward | [View]

I have added a feature for adding LookLeap-powered 'Email to a Friend' links to any web page. These emails are prefilled with LookLeap tiny URLs, so the links won't break en route.

I also added a site statistics page that organizes LookLeap link counts by host.

Visit LookLeap.com and click "Publishers Page" and "Site Statistics" to learn more.

Cheers-

Sid

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