Tik.la - A New URL Shortener Comes Around

So many URL shorteners have been released over the past month alone that I feel any new one is nothing but a tiny drop that falls into the ocean. Still, it is our duty to cover them as they surface for the mere reason that notwithstanding how useful or innovative they turn out to be or not, a new service is always a new service, and something which always entails a certain effort on the programmer(s).





The URL shortener I am reviewing right now goes by the name of Tik.la, and it is far too bare to make a lasting impression. For example, it has no option for tracking the performance of your links as they are spread around. Actually, the site does not even include an “About Me” section, so that even the identity of the ones behind it is kept in the dark.

Conversely, the site does two things right: A) It creates extremely short URLs, and B) It is really fast. Still, I would like to see if the URLs keep on being that short over time. After all, only about 170 URLs had been created when I tried it out.

As you can see, I am not overly enthusiastic as regards this service. That was only to be expected - the market is so saturated that becoming thrilled at this is like being overjoyed when a new “Friday The 13th” movie is released. It does it bit, granted, but it is fair to say we are all on the lookout for something that provides us with something more.