[End User]

I have a very good 3-letter domain that I'm looking to do something with...one possibility is a "short URL" service. Can anyone recommend a good url-shortening script (preferably free).

[Jay6390]

I dont know of one, but surely its not hard to implement one for a coder of your ability. It's just looking up small strings in a database against the URI and redirecting isnt it?

[End User]

Originally Posted by Jay6390

I dont know of one, but surely its not hard to implement one for a coder of your ability. It's just looking up small strings in a database against the URI and redirecting isnt it?

It would be pretty easy to write one, but I'd just as soon save myself the trouble. I'm a big fan of not reinventing the wheel, and rather I'd put the time into modifying an existing one to suit my needs than coding one from scratch.

I'm also thinking using the domain for a 'disposable email' type of site, or something like that. It's a nice, short domain name, very memorable, brandable, etc. I just don't know what to do with it, lol. I'd welcome any suggestions or ideas anyone might have.

[Jay6390]

Originally Posted by End User

It would be pretty easy to write one, but I'd just as soon save myself the trouble. I'm a big fan of not reinventing the wheel, and rather I'd put the time into modifying an existing one to suit my needs than coding one from scratch.

I'm also thinking using the domain for a 'disposable email' type of site, or something like that. It's a nice, short domain name, very memorable, brandable, etc. I just don't know what to do with it, lol. I'd welcome any suggestions or ideas anyone might have.

Ah, yeah I agree, theres no point rewriting the same code 1000 times disposable email idea sounds fairly good too

[End User]

Originally Posted by Jay6390

Ah, yeah I agree, theres no point rewriting the same code 1000 times disposable email idea sounds fairly good too

I have a small number of possibilities for the site...basically I want something that will require virtually zero interaction or upkeep from me. A few of the possible ideas are

1) URL shortening service
2) Hot-Or-Not type site (it's been done to death, though)
3) Picture/File storage site (i.e. imageshack, etc).
4) Disposable email site
5) ????????????????

[Jay6390]

What's a Hot or Not type site? Like a digg site?

[End User]

Originally Posted by Jay6390

What's a Hot or Not type site? Like a digg site?

It's like this:

www.hotornot.com

Basically a picture rating site. You upload your pic and people rate you. They've leveraged it into a dating site as well after it became hugely popular.

[Jay6390]

Ah I see. Quite a peculiar theme for a site really. Takes all sorts I guess

[oruehl]

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[bizzar528]

Here's a free one...
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And I'll report that last post...