NSFW.in is like TinyURL for pages you wouldn't want your boss to see

Posted Mar 31st 2008 6:00PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Internet, Web services

There's no shortage of services that let you convert long URLs into tiny ones. But there's one major problem with most URL shortening services: they make it tough to figure out exactly what you're clicking on. While this comes in handy if you're up for a little harmless rickrolling, if you share a NSFW (not safe for work) link over email, your blog, or Twitter, be prepared for some angry comments.

NSFW.in solves this problem by shortening your link and directing visitors to a warning page before pulling up the original link. On the off chance that you don't know what NSFW stands for, NSFW.in also makes it fairly clear that the site you're about to visit might not be something you want your co-workers to catch you looking at.

[via Digital Inspiration]

Tags: nsfw, nsfw.in, rickroll, tinyurl

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

3-31-2008 @ 6:11PM

Todd said...

First, theres this obligatory use of the post's subject:

http://nsfw.in/cabebf

But it's confusing, how is this solution any better or different than tunyurl with the preview option? Also, my personal favorite icanhaz.com let's YOU pick the shortened URL, way better, like this:

http://icanhaz.com/DLS_is_starting_to_get_boring

4-21-2008 @ 2:30PM

Adrian Buerki said...

If you like TinyURL, you might also want to check out http://traceurl.com

TraceURL shortens any URL plus it tracks traffic to the page through the TraceURL shortened web site address, showing where the traffic originated. Count accesses and have the origin of the visitor displayed on a Google Map.

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