URL forwards in a frame
October 5, 2009 10:17 AM Subscribe
Is there a domain shortener like TinyURL that forwards, but keeps the http://tinyurl.com/whatever part stay in the address bar?
I need to send links to sites that are stored at MyCompany.com/whatever and not have it say MyCompany.com. I used to use Good.to or Goin.to for this, but they are going under soon.
I need to send links to sites that are stored at MyCompany.com/whatever and not have it say MyCompany.com. I used to use Good.to or Goin.to for this, but they are going under soon.
Response by poster: Owly is close, but it adds a toolbar across the top of the page.
posted by andrewzipp at 10:51 AM on October 5, 2009
posted by andrewzipp at 10:51 AM on October 5, 2009
Yea, it's for clients that don't want me buying a domain name with their company name in it. And they don't want my company name either.
You could buy a dummy domain just for this, though: the cost to the client would be negligible, and it would avoid the "what if the forwarder goes out of business" issue.
posted by Sidhedevil at 10:58 AM on October 5, 2009
You could buy a dummy domain just for this, though: the cost to the client would be negligible, and it would avoid the "what if the forwarder goes out of business" issue.
posted by Sidhedevil at 10:58 AM on October 5, 2009
Response by poster: It looks like www.shorturl.com will do masked forwarding.
posted by andrewzipp at 11:07 AM on October 5, 2009
posted by andrewzipp at 11:07 AM on October 5, 2009
theurl.cc seems to work for me. http://theurl.cc/r/ym993m
Ditto what Sid says, though -- if you're doing this for commercial purposes, I'd recommend keeping it in house. Register a new, generic sounding domain name and handle it yourself.
posted by reptile at 11:18 AM on October 5, 2009
Ditto what Sid says, though -- if you're doing this for commercial purposes, I'd recommend keeping it in house. Register a new, generic sounding domain name and handle it yourself.
posted by reptile at 11:18 AM on October 5, 2009
The search term you're looking for is "cloaking" or "masking". Google should come up with plenty of alternatives.
However, URL forwarding services aren't often renowned for their longevity so it's worth getting a domain to do it yourself.
posted by turkeyphant at 12:28 PM on October 5, 2009
However, URL forwarding services aren't often renowned for their longevity so it's worth getting a domain to do it yourself.
posted by turkeyphant at 12:28 PM on October 5, 2009
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posted by andrewzipp at 10:33 AM on October 5, 2009