URL
Forwarding and Redirection
by: Eugine Campbell
Webmasters and common Internet
users have a constant need for URL
forwarding and redirection. The
reason is that there are many long
URLs that are not convenient to
use. The solution is using a URL
redirection service that would create
a shorter URL and forward the long
URL to the short one. URLic.com
is a new free URL forwarding and
redirection service that meets these
needs. URLic.com can instantly turn
every awkward and inconvenient long
URL into a handy and easy to use
short URL. URLic.com also allows
you to choose your own suffix (the
part after the "/" in
the URL), so the URL will be easy
to remember and represent the page
it refers to.
So why would someone want to use
it? Here’s a few common cases:
For Your own use:
Let’s say that you often
search for the map of Brooklyn in
Google maps. The URL is
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=new%20york%20map%20brooklin&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
Of course it’s not convenient
to use and it’s impossible
to remember.
Using URLic you can create this
URL: http://urlic.com/map1
This can easily be remembered.
For emailing and posting:
Let’s say that you want to
post a long URL on your website
or in an article or just send to
your friends in an Email or to
you customers in a newsletter. Long
URLs just don’t look good.
With URLic.com you can create an
Easy and Friendly URL for posting
or Emailing.
For your website:
Let’s say that you have a
website or a webpage on a free web
host, without you own domain.
The URL would be something like:
http://www.my-internet-host.com/~myusername/my-page.html
This is not easy to use, remember
or tell people.
With URLic.com you can easily create
a URL like: http://urlic.com/john
To hide your Affiliate link:
Let’s say that you have affiliate
referral links on your site, this
links usually contain numbers and
are not easy to use. Besides, many
people know that these are affiliate
links and don’t want to click
them. With URLic.com you can mask
these links into short and good
looking links.
What are the other advantages of
URLic.com ?
URLic.com is a 100% WEB 2.0 website,
built with AJAX. The meaning is
that there are no page reloads of
any kind, and the user experience
is just like of a desktop application.
URLic.com also allows you to choose
your own suffix, unlike some other
services. When using the automatic
URL (without choosing a suffix),
URLic.com will always give you the
shortest possible URL.