--For Mac Safari Users:
--AppleScript: Make all clipboard URLs short
--Copy/paste and save in to ~Library/Scripts
tell application "Safari"
set longURL to URL of front document
end tell
set cmd to "curl http://metamark.net/api/rest/simple?long_url=" & longURL
set shortURL to do shell script cmd
set the clipboard to shortURL as text
say "Done!"
longereply.com to convert any section of text into a URL so you can then send this link via IM, Twitter, email? Can send very large peices of text. Use the command "longreply".