tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512715256828672168.post5579635274453090598..comments2009-10-16T03:57:46.228-05:00Comments on The MacTipper Blog: Shorten URL's Using j.mp's APIThe Isaac Groupnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512715256828672168.post-7757063624390156872009-10-16T03:57:46.228-05:002009-10-16T03:57:46.228-05:00I just want to mention that bit.ly (the service j....I just want to mention that bit.ly (the service j.mp was derived from) has the main advantage that click counts can be tracked. I&#39;m almost 100% sure that j.mp has the same functionality. <br />Here&#39;s a little AppleScript I wrote to shorten links using bit.ly with my own APIKey:<br /><br />set login to &quot;zettt&quot;<br />set apiKey to &quot;R_f9d7a29dce7cd1596ede5b28b2e1211a&quot;<br />set bitlyURL to &quot;http://api.bit.ly/shorten?version=2.0.1&amp;longUrl=&quot; &amp; theURL &amp; &quot;&amp;login=&quot; &amp; login &amp; &quot;&amp;apiKey=&quot; &amp; apiKey &amp; &quot;&quot;Zettthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07766566662519447483noreply@blogger.com