* <a href="http://qurl.net/1YU">http://qurl.net/1YU</a>
* <a href="http://rurl.org/808">http://rurl.org/808</a>
* <a href="http://jtty.com/cuy">http://jtty.com/cuy</a>
* <a href="http://elfurl.com/li4na">http://elfurl.com/li4na</a>
* <a href="http://shurl.org/pHbnD">http://shurl.org/pHbnD</a>
* <a href="http://shrinkster.com/s9y">http://shrinkster.com/s9y</a>
* <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yvvtag">http://tinyurl.com/yvvtag</a>
* <a href="http://clipurl.com/?PAP269">http://clipurl.com/?PAP269</a>
* <a href="http://shorl.com/dihyfradiduba">http://shorl.com/dihyfradiduba</a>
Wow, no test of snipurl? Of all the various services, that is my favorite. It allows you to create your own key, and also has a JavaScript applet that you can use by placing it on your shortcut bar. Click on the shortcut button, and it automatically calls up snipurl, creates the shortcut of your current page, and copies it into your clipboard. A one step process. Snipurl gave this:
five characters, but we should also count the characters of the webpage too.
* <a href="http://qurl.net/1YU">http://qurl.net/1YU</a> - 19 characters
* <a href="http://rurl.org/808">http://rurl.org/808</a> - 19 characters
* <a href="http://jtty.com/cuy">http://jtty.com/cuy</a> - 19 characters
* <a href="http://elfurl.com/li4na">http://elfurl.com/li4na</a> - 23 characters
* <a href="http://shurl.org/pHbnD">http://shurl.org/pHbnD</a> - 22 characters
* <a href="http://shrinkster.com/s9y">http://shrinkster.com/s9y</a> - 25 characters
* <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yvvtag">http://tinyurl.com/yvvtag</a> - 25 characters
* <a href="http://clipurl.com/?PAP269">http://clipurl.com/?PAP269</a> - 26 characters
* <a href="http://shorl.com/dihyfradiduba">http://shorl.com/dihyfradiduba</a> - 30 characters
* <a href="http://snurl.com/1pvef">http://snurl.com/1pvef</a> - 21 characters
Not too shabby. (Snipurl.com can be abbreviated as Snurl.com to save a couple of characters).