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WordPress launches wp.me

Posted on by John Yunker

Another day, another URL shortener. Only this one I think will be around a lot longer than many that are out there.

That’s because it’s supported by WordPress.

It’s also the world’s first two-letter Montenegro (.me) domain.

Even though I use Bit.ly on Twitter, I still have concerns about what would happen if Libya clamped down on its ccTLD (link).

The only bummer about wp.me: You have to host a blog on WordPress to take advantage of it.

PS: I’ve created a new post dedicated to the ever-growing list of “countryless ccTDLs.”

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Written by John Yunker

John is co-founder of Byte Level Research and author of The Web Globalization Report Card.

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1 response so far ↓

  • 1 Andrei studio // Aug 27, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Bang and there is another url shortener on the way
    Yes it will resist because wordpress itself will not dye very soon

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