Many of the URLs that users share with one another on IRC are long or complicated. Because some users work with command-line clients, it can be difficult to copy-and-paste these URLs into the browser. A better solution is to use a URL shortener such as [http://tinyurl.com TinyURL.com]or [http://bi. TinyURL ly], which allows users to paste and submit long URLs in order to generate a much shorter URL. A typical TinyURL, for example the location of Seneca on Google Maps, looks like this:

TinyURLs The short URLs never expire, so passing them around in emails, newsgroup postings, etc. won't cause problems.