Zmarties

url(x) is a new "shorter url" service, and as such joins a long list of alternatives, of which TinyURL is probably the best known.

urlx however has a few tricks up its sleeve:

• urls optionally can contain (part of) the original domain name, which does make them longer, but serves as a very useful reminder mechanism
• the main form for creating them is AJAX enabled, which means the new url is ready for you as soon as you have finished typing it in
• there is an API, so that other web pages can create shorterned urls (REST input; text, JSOF, or XML output)
  
• the stats pages uses some neat sparkline graphs, mostly just for fun
  

The AJAX feature seems to be a bit too eager, at least with my hesitant typing - it came up with shorterned urls for lots of partial urls that I hadn't finished entering yet.