Shortening a Long URL is every day need in online life. Mostly this short URL`s are used in emails , social networks , IM etc., When this URL shortening Service is available inside our Gmail account page, then life is so simple.
Yes, this service was proudly powered by BIT.LY, a URL shorter service provider.
Follow these simple step to embedded these service in to your Gmail account
- Go to Settings > Labs
- Scroll down and enable “Add any gadget by URL”
- Click “Save Changes” then
- You should now have a gadgets tab at the top of the settings page.
- click it.
- In the “Add a gadget by its URL:” box paste this link:
http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/107368512201818821991/bitly-shortener.xml
- Click “add” and you’re done.
Then all the long url`s are automaticaly converted in to shorter one. And also one URL shortner module are added to your sidebar which looks like
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nice tip! Thanks
Thanks for the easy to follow steps.