Longr.us - A URL Enlarging Service

I often complain about the preponderance of URL shortening services that are found online, as they mostly do the same and add nothing new to the scene. I was very pleased to come across this site. As the title of the review puts it, it will enlarge any URL and create a link for you to share about.

What is the point, you say? The point is that it creates a descriptive URL that will let anybody know on the spot what any given site is all about. Look at the following example “http://books.slashdot.org/books/09/02/18/1423251.shtml” becomes
http://longr.us/books.slashdot.org/collective-intelligence-in-action”.

Needless to say, that gets the idea of the site across more accurately. Of course, it will be no good if you want to share it through micro services like Twitter, but that is a different mater altogether. Actually, the URL is guaranteed to fit in 140 characters, but you won’t be able to add anything else to the message.

By way of conclusion, this is an interesting service that offers something different for a change. Try it out at the provided address and see whether it delivers the goods or not.

“Descriptive URLs are nice, but unfortunately not every website uses them. We fix that.”

It is an interesting service that works well for a change.

Is a bookmarklet provided?