Products:

• http://tinyurl.com
• http://bit.ly
• http://3.ly
• http://is.gd
• http://tr.im
• http://stnx.at

Mission:
You are contracted by three stakeholders to evaluate URL shortening services. The stakeholders are

• a heavy twitter user tweeting a lot of internet references over the day
• a university student wanting to share stuff from his homework/courses over the internet with his fellow students
• an online magazine publisher for referencing further readings on the internet

The pre-selection already has taking place and the most promising products are

• http://tinyurl.com
• http://bit.ly
• http://3.ly
• http://is.gd
• http://tr.im
• http://stnx.at

Evaluate the products for their applicability for the given users and report any problems the mentioned stakeholders may run into.

References:

• EWT04