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Look.Fo Makes It Easy to Send Google Search Results
TinyURL is the place to go if you have a long URL that you want to cut down for friends, but if you’re looking for a way to easily send Google search results to them without picking a specific page, Look.fo lets you send them an exact link to your query in a simple style: look.fo/your search query.
I had the opportunity to try out Look.fo and it works as advertised. The page’s design is simple and contains a search box that lets you input your query. Once you do, a vanity URL is created so you can copy it and send it along. You can also search on the Look.fo site by inputting your query, which then brings you Google search results.
I tried Look.fo out with something easy like “TechCrunch” and the site performed well. It quickly formed the URL (http://look.fo/techcrunch) and the Google search results it returned were what you’d expect—accurate enough for me to justify sending that to someone who wants to know more about TechCrunch.
To test it out a bit further, I tried a more advanced query to see how the URL was formed. At this point, I tried “introducing a puppy to a dog in your home.” Once again, the URL (http://look.fo/introducing-a-puppy-to-a-dog-in-your-home) was formed on-the-fly and the search results exactly matched what you can find on Google.com. (Again, as you’d expect, since Look.fo is powered by Google custom search).
Look.fo says it’s a solution designed specifically for those that want to send others search queries and could be an ideal research tool for Universities. I tend to agree on both counts. It may be simple and you can theoretically do this already with other services like TinyURL, but Look.fo makes takes out a step. It is perfect for Twitters, SMS messages, or mobile email, where brevity is essential.
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shortText.com - Twitzer Firefox extension
TinyPaste: Like TinyURL…for Text
Some technologies take things down a notch. For instance TinyPaste, a service obviously built with Twitter in mind that lets you link to ramblings in excess of the regular 140 character limit.
Just like TinyURL and other URL shortening services, TinyPaste produces a short address that you can enter into microblogging and IM services with caps on message lengths. But instead of directing users to a regular webpage, a TinyPaste’s URL sends its clickers to a simple page displaying the poster’s message.
Who would use this? Perhaps those who don’t maintain blogs but who still want to expound on their thoughts from time to time. It’s common practice for bloggers to adopt Twitter as a marketing tool that drives traffic back to their sites. This could start a reverse trend of sorts, one that introduces tweeters to the art of blogging. Or maybe I’m just extracting too much.
In any case, TinyPaste also comes with a Firefox extension for when you want to pass along a clip of text you found on the web. The service and plugin come from the same guys who brought you ControlC.
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encryptanet
Encryptanet is an Internet startup located in Newport Beach, CA that provides content tagging services for monetization and access controls. Their Website is http://www.encryptanet.com/
Other sites that use their technology include: http://www.forbesstockmarketcourse.com/ http://www.buydigitalstuff.com/
Encryptanet is unique in that they can provide a complete end-to-end access control and payment without any server software. Small and self-publishers can encrypt links to their own or other’s content simply by encrypting them. Users will be asked to pay for the decryption service similar to un-indexing a TinyURL. Further, unlocking one link can also unlock any other link anywhere on the same site or across the Web so it behaves just like free content for solely that user. Unlocking can be time-limited from 5 minutes to days, hours, or months and automatically turned off.
An example of encrypted links on a Myspace blog is shown here: http://blog.myspace.com/gbolcer
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