New projects on the run: sm00sh URL shortner

Submitted by ipublicis on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 18:08.

We have being busy...

We just launched our new project sm00sh in Beta. It is a(nother) URL shortner, but with a (few) twists.

But we aim to make it roll way beyond the existing ones. It still lacks the community functionalities being activated but we decided to release soon, release often so we decided to turn the nuclear portion of it available sooner, i.e. the URL shortner/redirector part.

Now it has the basic API working, which allows access using JSON and XML. We released also a PHP Class (included with already released addons) so other programs could interact with it without too much fuss.

It has also addons for Wordpress, Drupal, Laconi.ca, Mozilla Labs Ubiquity, Mozilla Firefox, but with its GNU LGPLv3 PHP Class it is real simple to make add-ons for other Free Software.

Mash long URLs to make short ones real easy and secured by BadBehavior and SURLB alike lists, so we hope to cut SPAMmers upfront and avoid them to use us to hide their bad ideias.

sm00sh URL shrink plugins/modules are for quick, easy, full-featured URL shortening for content and comments on some CMS programs around.

You can get more info on sm00sh, with info on how to add sites to it, and how to integrate it in other ways.

Check out the already released PHP Class, Wordpress plugin and Drupal module.

Others are in final testing phases, including the Laconi.ca patch, and we will keep you posted on any news. Keep also an eye on sm00sh' Identi.ca group for release notes and comments.