javascript:void(window.open(’http://tnij.org/s2.php?url=’+escape(location),%20’skryptozak%C5%82adka’,%20′location=no,%20status=yes,%20menubar=no,%20scrollbars=yes,%20resizable=yes,%20width=480,%20height=400′));

Now when you’re on page which address you need in shorter form just click this bookmark and new small window will pop-up with short form address (without modifying currenty viewed site).

Anyhow, to email a link in Safari, Shift, Command, i
opens in default mail appt. In Apple mail, type whatever name you wish it to be called, highlight, right click, go to link, Add, paste link, done. Seems faster or as fast and without any added utilities.

http://twitter.com/jsnell/statuses/434108652

If any other QS nerds are out there, I wrote about that and other useful QS scripts here:

http://jwdunn.com/2007/11/29/how-i-use-quicksilver-ii-scripts/

You can then paste the URL into quicksilver, and choose to have it shrink the URL directly to the clipboard. Even easier than the bookmarklet, because you don’t have to select and copy the text from the tinyurl site.

Didn’t have time to read everything, so not sure if the ‘TinyURL Creator’ plug-in for Firefox was mentioned, but I think it rocks. After the plug-in is installed, just select it from the ‘Tools’ menu in Firfox and the URL gets shrunk & copied to the clipboard. You can even set it’s preference to bypass it’s little dialog box. Slick! Then select ‘Send Link…’ in the Firefox ‘File’ menu and after your email app opens & creates an email with the long URL, just paste the TinyURL over it. Presto!

Hope that’s helpful.

Cheers!
-Mark

They even have a DashBoard Widget !

http://www.petitsliens.com/OSXWidget/

following the instructions on this page:
http://www.leancrew.com/all-this/2007/11/long-and-shortened-url-scripts/

it gives you a script that you can call up with quicksilver that will take the url of the frontmost safari window, send it to metamark shortening service, and then return the result to your clipboard.

here’s the script:

tell application “Safari”
set longURL to URL of front document
end tell

set cmd to “curl http://metamark.net/api/rest/simple?long_url=” & longURL
set shortURL to do shell script cmd
set the clipboard to shortURL as text
beep

1. Copy the URL from the web page to which you wish to link.
2. Type your outgoing message in the email body, then select a word or words that you would like the reader to click on to go to the web page.
3. Once your selection is highlighted, right-click on your selection, then left click on “Edit Link”. In the drop down window, right click and paste, then click OK.
Your selection will become a highlighted, underlined link for readers to click on. I have yet to find a URL of such length that it will not paste (although I’m sure there is a limit). It’s clean and looks quite professional. You can eliminate any breaking of URLs and provide a link with as little as 1 letter or number, although I use words and phrases to make my point. This is a 1 time paste method that is very simple and clean.

This is a handy tip for anyone who doesn’t know it, but it has nothing to do with is.gd. All of these services already offer it, including tinyurl.

I do like Kris’s suggestion to use the service menu as an option, though.