Last night I set up my new domain http://dntd.cc (it’s not very exciting if you visit it) to handle all my own URL redirections from now on. I’d been meaning to do this and in light of Tr.im’s imminent demise I thought it was prudent to go ahead and do it now. This is not (and will not become) a public service, it’s purely for my own use.
A comparison matrix between a bunch of the more popular URL shortening services.
10 Free Scripts to Create Your Own Url Shortening Service
Mostly PHP/MySQL, varying admin panels and features. Decent list.
sfPropelActAsSluggableBehaviorPlugin
This sfPropelActAsSluggableBehavior plugin that automates the generation of ‘slugs’ based on the return value of a model method.