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LinkBunch
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LinkBunch (linkbun.ch) is a web service created by Aalaap Ghag that provides short aliases to redirect multiple long URLs. Aalaap Ghag, a web developer, launched the service in February 2008 because he wanted to be able to link to multiple URLs in a single tweet on Twitter. By default, Twitter shortens single URLs using TinyURL. Service The LinkBunch website has a text box to enter multiple URLs, one on each line. For every group of URLs entered, the LinkBunch server adds a new alias in its hashed database and returns a short URL such as http://linkbun.ch/0 . If the group URLs have already been bunched, LinkBunch will return the existing alias rather than creating a duplicate entry. When visited, the shorter alias URL displays a page with all the links in the bunch. The visitor can then visit any of the links. Since there is no automatic redirection, the chances of being redirected to a URL with malicious content is less likely when compared to a normal URL redirection service such as TinyURL. Short URL aliases are seen as useful because they're easier to write down, remember or pass around, are less error-prone to write, and also fit where space is limited such as microblogging services (Twitter, Pownce, etc.), IRC channel topics or email signatures. Also some email clients impose a maximum length at which they automatically break lines requiring the user to paste together a long URL rather than just clicking on it. A short URL alias is much less likely to become broken. 
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