Shuurl.com - Shrinking URLs

SHUURL is another service focused at making huge URLs shorter. However they claim that their service is unlike any other based on the fact they will not simply redirect you to the site where you want to go, but instead they will give you a whole lot of other services.

Here is how it works - first is first, you go on Google and land on a search result that has a URL that is (give or take) about two light years long. Now, all you have to do is go onto SHUURL and type it in their nifty little box, press “shorten!!” and BOOOM! It doesn’t blow up or anything, but it takes you to the next page where your new URL is displayed.

When you choose to follow the new URL it takes you to a SHUURL page where a screenshot of the website which is linked is shown, on top of that it gives you a rating of how safe the site is. In this way you will no longer follow a link to somewhere unknown or somewhere you don’t want to go.

'SHUURL is a free short URL service with one BIG difference, other short url services simply redirect you to the shortened link with no regard for your computers safety. At SHUURL we discovered the answer to this issue, with our service you get a screen shot of the link your about to visit, the actual link that has been shortened and most importantly a safety test which will tell you if the site is safe or not. '

It incorporates key features that may make it different from its competitors.

Will they really be able to stand out of the crowd?