It is the little things about an application that are are often most valuable. Those features are often not immediately noticeable. iterasi’s Short URL is one of those lesser known features that you end up using for all sorts of purposes.
We added the Short URL to the “embed” area in your personal account archive. When in your personal archive, click on embed and you will see the Short URL for the page that you want to cite. The Short URL replaces the long web address that appears in your address bar.
For example, I saved a blog post by the talented Liz Strauss, titled: “Social Networking: 10 Reasons Why Twitter Folks Unfriend You”
Here’s the link from my personal archive in iterasi that I could use:
https://www.iterasi.net/Viewer.aspx?RootAssetID=37743
And the Short URL found when clicking on “embed”:
Make sense?
Now, on to the five reasons why we added the Short URL feature to iterasi:
* People requested the feature. For example, Benson of the Res Ipsa blog said it would be useful for attorneys when citing electronic sources.
…I mentioned the availability of short permanent URLs to access the notarized pages would be a feature I thought users would really appreciate so they can more easily use Iterasi for citations in professional publications. I am happy to report that the most recent version of Iterasi offers this new feature. This is a company that is listening to what users want and responding quickly. Keep an eye on this add-on for additional features in the future.
* Short URL works far better with microblogging service like Twitter that limits users to 140 characters or less
* Bloggers can easily use Short URL when linking to a page they want people to always have access to no matter how much time has passed
* Short URL is easy to use when texting a link over your mobile phone
* The link will not break in email. Web addresses will sometimes break because they do not wrap. That is not a concern with Short URL
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No comment on the blog post itself but since I cannot find anywhere else to leave feedback I am doing it here - I am speechless at how beautifully designed and easy to use your ap is. Even the help greeting upon first signing up is fantastic, a rare user experience in this day and age. Even the icons instantly make sense, I have other aps I have used for years that I still can’t figure out. Usability AND design is just through the roof, amazing!
I hope you create a user forum soon.
Thanks,
David
One more thing. From a marketing standpoint, you really should have a link to your main site and blogs somewhere in the user account.
Dave - Thanks for the feedback and your high praise for iterasi. The UI and how it works for the user is a continual discussion that we have so we are glad you like it.
We just started using Get Satisfaction. We will add links to it on the site. In the meantime, we take your feedback to heart and will act upon your suggestions. Thanks for commenting!
You can also use http://iamuk.co.uk which is the one I use, but there are many of these services on the Internet.
N.
@Nimwit Yes, there are quite a few URL shorteners on the market. Most all do basically the same thing: build a small URL pointer to Webpage that would otherwise require a larger URL. iterasi’s URL shortener - SQRL.IT - points to an archived version of the Web page which guarantees the page will in fact still be there and contain the content you want it to.