SHRTURL

Edit any webpage. Get short URL. Troll your friends!

3 followers

Edit any webpage. Get short URL. Troll your friends!

3 followers

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CryptoPoops

Hunter

You're welcome, @oscaralexander! What brought this about? What have been some of the better trolls you've seen? Care to share anything about how it works under the hood?

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12yr ago

Startup Stash

Damn! Wanted to post this but @staringispolite beat me! This is made by my close friend @oscaralexander, Lead Designer at The Next Web. Perhaps he can jump into the comments @rrhoover ?

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12yr ago

Tabzero

Maker

@staringispolite Everyone loves a good prank, right? I had this idea, followed by a working prototype 2 hours later. Then spent the rest of the day on the artwork, perfecting the parser (i.e. asset path and OpenGraph tag replacement) and implementing the Bit.ly API. I've made the source available here: http://cl.ly/1e1L2T0b1V2T/downlo... In a nutshell, it works like this: 1. Suck in all HTML from the provided URL 2. Make all relative paths absolute based on provided URL domain 3. Set A, LI, P, H1 - H6 elements to contenteditable="true" 4. Save the entire (edited) HTML source to the database with an AJAX request 5. Update the OpenGraph data and title tag to reflect text and image changes 6. Generate unique URL and Bit.ly URL One brilliant SHRTURL creation that got shared a lot was this one: http://shrturl.co/sAa5f :)

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12yr ago

Great fun! May I suggest changing this page to include your most pompous designer friend? http://www.fastcompany.com/magaz...

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12yr ago

Tabzero

Maker

Founder reporting for duty. Thanks for the share @staringispolite! @rrhoover That's a great compliment, thanks! Be sure to share your (public) creations on /r/shrturl :)

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12yr ago

Tabzero

Maker

The site has been down for a few days because the hosting provider of SHRTURL's new owner wasn't very happy with the site sending over 150 emails per hour. We're now using Mandrill for emailing and are back in business for your trolling and professional needs!

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12yr ago

CryptoPoops

Hunter

@oscaralexander Hahaha so simple but so good :) I wonder if it would be interesting to make a dashboard that shows the most-shared shrturls

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12yr ago

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CryptoPoops

Hunter

You're welcome, @oscaralexander! What brought this about? What have been some of the better trolls you've seen? Care to share anything about how it works under the hood?

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12yr ago

Startup Stash

Damn! Wanted to post this but @staringispolite beat me! This is made by my close friend @oscaralexander, Lead Designer at The Next Web. Perhaps he can jump into the comments @rrhoover ?

Report

12yr ago

Tabzero

Maker

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12yr ago

Great fun! May I suggest changing this page to include your most pompous designer friend? http://www.fastcompany.com/magaz...

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12yr ago

Tabzero

Maker

Founder reporting for duty. Thanks for the share @staringispolite! @rrhoover That's a great compliment, thanks! Be sure to share your (public) creations on /r/shrturl :)

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12yr ago

Tabzero

Maker

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12yr ago

CryptoPoops

Hunter

@oscaralexander Hahaha so simple but so good :) I wonder if it would be interesting to make a dashboard that shows the most-shared shrturls

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12yr ago

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