Create Shortened goo.gl URLs in Google Chrome the Easy Way

Posted by ADMINISTRATOR On 30 January 2010 No Commented

Have you been eager to try out Google’s new URL shortening service and add it into Chrome? Now you can do both very easily with the goo.gl shortener extension.

Installation

Go to the link provided

Click Install

You will be asked to confirm installation of the extension during the install process. All that you need to do is click “Install” to finish adding that goo.gl URL shortening power to your browser.

Once the extension has finished installing you will see your new “goo.gl Toolbar Button” and the post-installation message.

The options are nothing to worry about..

Check or uncheck according to your wish..

The goo.gl shortener Extension in Action

For our example we decided to create a shortened URL for the “Windows 7 Tag Page” at the Hackersorigin website. Just click on the “Toolbar Button” and within moments you will see a small drop-down window with your new goo.gl URL…

Here is a close-up view of our new URL. Notice that there are “Tweet & Copy Links” to help you quickly start using your new shortened URL.

Pasting into another app is quick and easy…

Conclusion

If you have been wanting to try out Google’s new URL shortening service, then you are definitely going to have a lot of fun using this extension. It is quick, simple, and very easy to use.

Links

Download the goo.gl shortener extension (Google Chrome Extensions)

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