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It seems like a really nice idea. One issue is that if the domain name is really long, then it doesn't really shorten it (like my domain name: osirisdevelopment.com). Perhaps you could do some manipulation for domains over say 6-7 characters so it looks similar but shorter.

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Thanks! I changed it to cut names longer than 7 characters to 7 characters. If anyone finds this useful then I might create a set of words and a shorter but understandable replacement. ('development' to 'dev', 'photography' to 'photo', 'technology' to 'tech', etc.)

input:

http://www.twitteraccounthacking.com/hackmeplox ; http://www.facebookaccounthacking.com/hackmeplox

output:

http://p4ge.in/twitter/t ; http://p4ge.in/faceboo/u

It's an interesting concept, though it's not without its potential abuses.

It is not supposed to be safer - it's only purpose is to help you let your friends know what kind of content they are going to see - I hate clicking bit.ly just to see it's a TechCrunch link, which I usually don't like reading, same goes for video links.

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