I chose Tr.im for the same reasons Ryan did - useful stats in an easy to use UI. Additionally I liked the fact that it used the minimal characters possible, which is important when posting something to Twitter that you think will be retweeted. The 3 characters that differentiated Tr.im from Bit.ly, not to mention the longer options like TinyURL.com can have a significant impact.
Alex Jones www.SilverSpider.com www.twitter.com/BaldMan www.RefreshAustin.org On Aug 10, 2009, at 8/10/09, 11:15 AM, Ryan Joy wrote: > > I chose tr.im because I wanted stats for my shortened links. I didn't > research many of the other shorteners because tr.im very simply > provided the service I needed. Although, the frequency of 500 error > pages recently had become very annoying. I probably would've jumped > ship even had they continued to operate. > > - RYAN JOY > http://twitter.com/atxryan > > > > On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Louis Orenstein<[email protected] > > wrote: >> >> As we all know, tr.im is about to close up shop, and it seems >> people are >> a little sad to see it go. >> >> I'm curious if people are sad about tr.im going away more for >> nostalgic >> reasons, or are there some technical (or other) benefits that they >> offered over bit.ly (or other URL shorteners for that matter) >> >> Tr.im's site says that there was no way for them to monetize URL >> shortening since users won't pay for it. That seems like something >> they >> should have known going in, and while they might not have the money >> or >> time to investigate other business models it almost sounds like they >> threw all of their eggs into one of two baskets: (a) get users to pay >> for their url shortening (and associated stats) (b) get acquired by >> another company. Neither of them is working out, but did they have a >> backup/fallback plan? What would one look like? >> >> Did Twitter pick bit.ly just randomly out of a hat? It's definitely >> true that in markets you don't always have the superior product >> winning >> the biggest market share, but if tr.im really was a much better >> offering >> than bit.ly I would think they would be able to figure out another >> way >> to monetize... but maybe bit.ly always had the "good ol boys club" >> advantage since I believe I read they have some high-profile >> investors >> who may themselves have the ability to influence the market's >> decisions. >> >> Anyone care to discuss / share / enlighten ? >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
