About

Shit URL is a web address shortening service that replaces your previous cumbersome URL with an easy to remember six character MD5 hash. Most people use it on forums, e-mails and instant messengers to share long, generated adresses that frequently could not otherwise be posted.

This address, for instance,

http://multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&
X=-1077600.516558&Y=3843000.3487919&gride=-107760
39.516558&gridn=3842889.3487919&scale=5000&coords
ys=mercator&db=US&srec=0&mapsize=big

is impractical, as it cannot be copied in one go. However, it can be shortened to the following, which can now be copied without the risk of corruption by character wrapping:

http://shiturl.com/c4ca42

Shorten a URL

URL to shorten:

Shit URL bookmarklet

To use the Shit URL bookmarklet, drag this link onto your Personal Toolbar (Mozilla) / Links bar (IE): Shit URL.
Then, whenever you wish to shorten the URL of the page you are currently viewing, click the link.