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• coquevas commented  ·  November 11, 2009 08:44  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  This is the way I see it. A setting with 3 options:
  1. Show shortedURLs (with hover expanded) [Default]
  2. Show expanded URLs (with hover title if available)
  3. Do nothing

• Dorival commented  ·  May 25, 2009 13:25  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  http://snick.me has this information on their API, plus the page title, description and keywords. Should use information like that to improve the interface

• xyberia commented  ·  April 13, 2009 08:31  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  You can go one-step further with r.im short urls and use the r.im API to return the long URL as a tooltip or <a href> title when you hover over the short URL. Also helps that at 14 characters, r.im URLs are the shortest on the planet.

• Predrag Stojadinovic commented  ·  March 29, 2009 04:34  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  http://iKr.me shortening service has that built in. Just append a minus sign and for example instead of http://iKr.me/a use http://iKr.me/a- and it will SHOW you where it leads...

• kaarlows commented  ·  March 26, 2009 20:02  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  A very nice feature available on Spaz that I miss on Twhirl.

• w8sdz commented  ·  March 17, 2009 14:38  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  This API works well in the Firefox LongURL Mobile Expander Ad-on. We should have the same protection in Twirl. http://longurl.org/api

• xurizaemon commented  ·  February 06, 2009 02:46  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  @pakitus just ask for HEAD until you don't get a 30x

  @jose.junior yes, as a hover (otherwise it would require more space for full URL in tweet)

• S2L commented  ·  February 01, 2009 19:16  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I'd like to see something similar to the Firefox addon "bit.ly preview" which works in the browser.

• Timeless commented  ·  January 29, 2009 19:17  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Great idea! shortened urls are scary

• pakitus commented  ·  January 25, 2009 17:30  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Great idea, the only problem is how to parse the original url.

• billcarroll commented  ·  January 25, 2009 15:52  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  great idea

• jose.junior commented  ·  January 24, 2009 18:01  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Maybe as a tooltip when you hover over the link?