If you are looking for a way to create your own short URLs with goo.gl but without installing the Google Toolbar, here’s a bookmarklet for you from Matt Flaschen:
Simply drag this link into your browser’s bookmark toolbar (or add to favorites in IE) and you’re done. The goo.gl bookmarklet will even work in Safari and Opera browsers that are otherwise not supported by the Google Toolbar.
Google Bookmarklet vs Firefox Extension
If you are on Firefox, you can make use of this extension to create goo.gl links without installing the Toolbar.
The Google bookmarklet will pop up the short link in an alert box (as in the screenshot), while the Firefox extension will copy the short URL directly to your clipboard.
Also see: Most Useful Bookmarklets
Find this article at: http://labnol.org/?p=11871
Reader Comments
doesn’t work in Opera
Written by alexandrius on 12.19.09
is there anyway to copy the shorten address into clipboard? it better change the script to insert a new div to the current page and display the new address.
Written by Steven Dang on 12.20.09