Category Archives: urlborg
urlBorg: why build yet another URL shortening service?
So, urlBorg has been rewritten in Python and is now hosted on Google AppEngine (make a note, the new address is urlborg.com). But why build “yet another URL shortening service”, when it’s so easy to build one? Any web developer … read more
- 2008-05-13 19:05
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a suggestion for efficient and scalable counters in Datastore
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m trying to migrate urlBorg to Google AppEngine. urlBorg needs to count many things, like clicks on a short URL, etc, so I really need a scalable and efficient way to implement counters. This is not … read more
- 2008-04-30 13:04
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AppEngine Datastore limitations
I’ve been trying to decide if moving urlBorg to Google App Engine is a good idea. The pros are obvious: scalability. There are many features I’ve wanted to implement for urlBorg but never did because I’m afraid that if it … read more
- 2008-04-26 00:04
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urlborg.xml (video)
On the urlborg.xml front, a lot has been going on during the last days. A new interface, documentation, etc. Check out urlBorg developers blog for more.
- 2008-02-21 14:02
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urlBorg developers blog, prologue theme and twitter
I set up a separate blog, blog.urlborg.com where I will post news about urlBorg. I chose the Prologue wordpress theme that resembles twitter a lot in look and feel. I also installed Twitter Tools and set it up to update … read more
- 2008-02-17 21:02
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checking your web server logs for urlB.org links
If you are a site owner, you probably like knowing how your content is used, even if this is just an incoming link. One of the nice features of urlB.org is that you can easily tell which urls of your … read more
- 2008-02-17 15:02
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using urlB.org API from PHP
If you are interested to use the urlB.org API from within PHP, here is a simple wrapper. First download urlborg.php (and, of course, make sure you have your API key). Now, creating short URLs and getting info about them is … read more
- 2008-02-13 16:02
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urlB.org updates (API, etc)
urlB.org updates for 2008-02-01: API calls “create”, “info” will return target url mime type and size urlkeys are unique for each url (and API key). If you are using the web interface, this means that next time someone submits the … read more
- 2008-02-01 19:02
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urlB.org: subsrcibe to search results
urlB.org’s search is a great tool for site owners that want to keep an eye on shortcuts going to their site. Now, you can subscribe to search results (RSS feed)!
- 2007-12-18 03:12
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