There have been lots of problems with performance lately. Can you find a moment to share an update regarding the problem and what steps you may be taking to resolve it? I'm sure you know very well that reliability is key to survival in the competitivex shortened URL world, so I figure you've probably got a bit of something to say. Love to hear it!
Also, someone mentioned integration with Status.Net and I'd like to second that.
Lastly, I think your fail banana (don't use quotes on that self-coined term) page doesn't really jibe with the look-and-feel of everything else you do. I'd humbly suggest tasking someone to update the error message we receiving when tr.im isn't performing reliably. Brand consistency and all that.
Having said all that, thanks for *the best* URL service on the net.
Balwinder S Dheeman
· 1 month ago
Nice service, open source, still no mention of status.net and, or integration to indenti.ca, I'm unable to find out the reasons of such a partiality, huh.
I think, you might be aware enough that twitter.com is already integrated to and supported by bit.ly service.
Search Engine Optimization
· 1 month ago
Hey,
Just a question, would it be possible for you to put an area onto this website where visitors can post a wishlist of things they would like? That would allow for developers to see what there is a demand for.
Also, as a user of the service, I would like to know if there is a way to export the links click data for specified date ranges to a csv or something....could the api be used to do that?
Cheers
seodallas
· 1 month ago
I agree with Search Engine Optimization above. I think it would be very useful to be able to post a wishlist. I am wanting to build my own URL shortener using the tr.im code, now and I'd like to be able to post both my experiences and requests.
Great news, can't wait to see it grow. Any chance you can it tr.im back on tweetdeck?
Eric Woodward
· 3 months ago
I have no control over that. I find it strange that Iain pulled it out when it is clear tr.im would remain and potentially grow further. Perhaps it is our association with Nambu that had them jump the gun on this.
Ash Rust
· 3 months ago
I suggest you put a ticket on their user voice site, then post the link on this blog. That way we can vote it back in.
Mark Guadalupe
· 1 month ago
I agree on that, how about a petition voting to bring tr.im back on tweetdeck?
dave
· 3 months ago
Great news!
Eric Woodward
· 3 months ago
Definitely appreciate all your support for tr.im so far.
blaenk
· 3 months ago
One of my favorite things about tr.im aside from the nice domain name is the firefox extension. If other websites will begin to use the tr.im source, it would be awesome and make sense if we could enter web sites' information (Whatever is needed, I imagine just a URL) so that the tr.im extension can continue working, at least the basic shortening functionality (Not necessarily the stats and all that).
Awesome move on open sourcing it by the way, and even better on github, I'm sure it will get pretty active.
cssinnovations
· 3 months ago
Great News.... have waited and you have kept your promise.
Sacha QS
· 3 months ago
Rock on!
randulo
· 3 months ago
very good news, thanks to all involved!
Bactrim online
· 3 months ago
When we should get a new open source release?
Malcolm Bastien
· 3 months ago
Ya, I think this is great news as well. In particular I'm eager to see what groups begin to adopt the project for their own purposes and projects, and what new developers will contribute or into Tr.im or spin off out of it.
FredDavis
· 3 months ago
Eric, this is awesome, and you are doing the community such a big service, don't feel bad about being a bit behind. This took courage and vision, and you're my personal hero of technology right now! Thanks!
Eric Woodward
· 3 months ago
Thanks for that. It will be good to get it out there. I will be working on tr.im tomorrow, and will clean up the last few issues that cant be publicly exposed.
Henchan
· 3 months ago
"Initially, the idea is to have people use the tr.im instance for their own purposes, and fork and extend it if they so choose for service under their own domain names."
So to confirm, you are not offering to host an instance at tr.im and to support our own domain names, a la Awe.sm ? Please don't think me ungrateful for asking.
Eric Woodward
· 3 months ago
I will add that feature to tr.im at some point, similar to awe.sm. I will not operate a separate shortener that will be exactly like tr.im on tr.im's network, but anyone can take the software and do that on their own systems.
Andrew Henderson
· 3 months ago
Perfectly clear. Thanks. If it comes with an SLA, I'd be prepared to pay for the proposed feature of tr.im instance supporting personal domains.
Janz
· 3 months ago
sorry to have such a stupid question but, do I understand well that we could download the clone of tr.im and use it on our site? Is it free? I'm sorry, I'm a bit lost in translation ;) Good luck to you! Thanks a lot!
Eric Woodward
· 3 months ago
Yes. You can download all the software used by tr.im, or parts of it, for whatever purpose you like.
rckdrews
· 2 months ago
Just downloaded it. It's really amazing. Great job. :)
(O/T QUESTION) Hi -- sorry for posting here but I do not see forums, and I tried googling for the answer and could not find it.
How do I change the redirect destination URL for one of my tr.ims ? I tried the EDIT function, but I could not see where to change the destination URL.
thank you
quicksite
· 3 months ago
Hmmm, I just answered my own question. You really have bad nomenclature for the EDIT fields. The reason I got confused is the field says "Title" instead of a more correct field name like: "URL" or "New URL" ...
I really urge you to fix that. It's such a simple fix, but an important one. I kept thinking it was for the Title one would see in the title bar on the destination website, as opposed to its URL.
thank you
Eric Woodward
· 3 months ago
tr.im does not support a change of the destination URL behind a tr.im URL. There is nothing to fix. The title is a title for the URL list.
quicksite
· 3 months ago
Thanks Eric. ... That's even more unfortunate, but I am certain this is by your design, I'm guessing for parity in all stats, that destination URLs are not being swapped out.
But let me give you an example of why it would be a desirable feature to be able to edit the destination address:
There is a max character count one can have in the sig file, so a trimmed URL link is very helpful here. So if you look at, for example, the link in that sigfile that says "Androkkid" it resolves to "Destination A" -- which is a page with the most current download version of that software. But in a week or a month, there will be a new version, and I would want the same link to be able to now map to "Destination B", the new most-current-version of the software.
The easiest way to update links such as in this example would be to edit their attributes at Tr.im, including destination URL. It seems like your software would already have that capability to do so, so could you explain to me, please, why you choose to not enable this?
The answer impacts whether I continue to use tr.im for such purposes (my preference), or use another service that enables such an edit.
ranebo
· 1 month ago
@quicksite: you could use tr.im to point to snipurl.com and change the "Destination A" to "Destination B" at snipurl.com which would allow you to leave the tr.im link unchanged each time your sigfile changes.
Nathan
· 3 months ago
I will work on a forum on my site for tr.iim open source project , if eric would contact me if its good idea or not? i will host the forums on my web site ....
Thanks...
quicksite
· 3 months ago
Nathan that would be fantastic. ... To Eric and to you: So many people have said this already, but I'll echo anyway:
It is so cool to see how this whole "tr.im going offline" issue has gotten resolved. When this was being discussed here about a month ago, there was a ton of feedback, with more than one suggestion being to do exactly what you've now done -- make it open source.
There were also quite a few cynical voices who were cock-sure y'all were creating a PR campaign designed to create sudden new demand for tr.im... and then some other people were accusing you of playing a victim "poor me, bit.ly has the monopoly" etc. Despite the rebuttals to these comments that you made here, explaining this was not the case and that it was a high priority for the creators of tr.im to make sure it's not sold off to some quick-turnaround business hacks, the cynical voices volleyed back. I am so sick of encountering such know-it-alls on the web today. It's always been a characteristic of the internet, BBS systems, then the web, to have to put up with such smug people who feel they are god's gift to the world. But with the current obsession with "everything on the web must have a social media component", the assholiness quality has gotten only worse.
So again, thank you for staying true to what you've said here, and thanks for not letting tr.im die. Without a doubt, it is the best branded URL shortener, the easiest to remember, and that makes the most instant-sense in how it's read by a casual observer. You could have taken the money from someone (bit.ly) wanting to buy the domain and ASSIMILATE... but you've done a great thing open-sourcing it.
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· 3 months ago
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apprecate it....
Name
· 3 months ago
merge this into an integrated desktop client. Clients share the data they download (webpages, images, videos, links, shares, anything) in an integrated enviornment. Blah blah blah. Do it you'll be rich, and you'll never have to worry about server scaling costs.
Janz
· 3 months ago
thank you :) I'll try to find out how, I'm blind and can't see link or directions... Anyway. All the best to all of you :) Regards Janz
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· 3 months ago
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· 2 months ago
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Dig Bands
· 3 months ago
Nice. keep creating news.
Sakib
· 2 months ago
simple awesome and thanks to the tr.im team
Ian M
· 2 months ago
So how do we get involved with the development? In particular, I'd like to help with the spider detection code.
Also, am I right in thinking that updates to the open source project will eventually end up on tr.im itself?
Thanks Ian
Matt
· 2 months ago
Or host your own with the just released urlShort 2.0.0, which offers many of the features of popular short URL services like bit.ly in a free, open source package. http://mavrev.org/urlshort
gacott
· 2 months ago
There is a plan in motion that will encompass all of the above and more. Just give us a little more time to get it all squared away.
Matt
· 2 months ago
I lost my faith for tr.im (and Nambu) when you acted hastily.
gacott
· 2 months ago
Well, first of all I am not with Nambu, so I can't speak for them. I would say that at least as far as I am concerned, it seems that cutting them some slack is in order. I was not involved with any of those happenings or decisions, but I would say that we (I am working with Eric on this) are developing what I think is a great opportunity for tr.im and it's users. Don't worry, I'm not asking for faith, I was just trying to let people know that we are working on this actively and I hope that we will be able to make an announcement as early as next week.
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· 2 months ago
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Has anyone put together a thorough walkthrough on this besides the one that was included? Seems we all could benefit from a little more instruction when it comes to foreign key restraints and such. I am very pleased that this was release but it seems that there are a few hurdles that could be explained more. It just seems the attitude is “here, it’s your problem now”. Not a continued effort to create something substantially better than what it is now and to also help out the users. It also seems that other open source applications are actually very simple if not somewhat foolproof to install. For some reason I get the impression that the creators of that software actually want you to use it. I’m not talking about the rails part, it is more around the db constraints that are in place and the fact that there is a bunch of useless code that is called on the install. Why was that not explained in the instructions or better yet. Why wasn’t it removed? It truly throws you off when you are trying to install it. Why were the steps needed to install the db correctly not explained? I apologize if I sound rough or in your eye naive but this is my perception of the software. It seems bloated and not refined, I hate to sound as if I am not grateful, I am. Trust me, I own multiple shorteners and know that this software truly great and I would really like to implement it but it seems like a fricken guessing game. Why are the instructions not detailed for variables like the user isn’t an actual dba. How about you simplify the instructions and test it on a bare bones server running a box like 80% of the users. Create the instructions for anyone to be able to install it. For everything that this is supposed to be and the meaning behind it, I thought the implementation would be something that would not compare to other shortening software. Do me a great favor and please do not disregard this. Hook us up with some more details so we can help bring things down a bit.
henchan
· 2 months ago
Eze, how about you post the detailed findings from your own installation? That might help the rest of us. I have not tried it yet, because I am waiting for a feature. If and when the time comes for me to attempt an installation, I'll be looking for any supporting documentation from the community.
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· 2 months ago
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Børge A. Roum
· 2 weeks ago
I'd very much like some news on this! It's been 2 months, and nothing... :(
rod
· 2 weeks ago
i cant get at the vids so confusing
ElectricMonkey
· 2 weeks ago
URGENT! Facebook appears to have blocked ALL tr.im links. Are you aware of this? It means that every single link on my personal Page and my company's Facebook Page (neither of which are remotely 'spammy') no longer works. This is VERY bad. I've stuck with tr.im all the way - even when I learnt it was about to be permanently axed. It's my favourite URL shortener by far. What the hell are stupid Facebook playing at now? When I attempt to post a status update, or a Wall post containing a tr.im link, it fails and this message pops up in red text: "Some content in this message has been reported as abusive by Facebook users." And when existing tr.im links are clicked, it redirects to a Facebook page with a 'no entry' warning sign and a message that says: "Sorry. The link you are trying to visit has been reported as abusive by Facebook users.". Now what? Help! =[
AAAAAA
· 2 weeks ago
Confirmed: I've just checked and could not add a tr.im link on Facebook: "Warning: This Message Contains Blocked Content Some content in this message has been reported as abusive by Facebook users"
Name
· 2 weeks ago
First of all,your service is great. I want to know what happens with the server because sometimes is overloaded and people can`t access to our trims. Thanks. Blessings.
Internets
· 1 week ago
same thing here. i had to switch to cli.gs for the similar downtime related issues.
pemat
· 1 week ago
No news in over 2 months. This should tell you that the owner of tr.im have moved on after the open source release and is no longer interested in working on this project anymore. Since URL shortening cant be monetized and Bit.ly became Twitter's default choice he has no motivation or interest to continue developing tr.im.
Why spend time on a project that you cant make any money on? If he does not even bother to answer all our questions here, why do you believe he will fix all issues or even improving the site?
Tr.im is going nowhere, Fast!
jake
· 4 days ago
Lots of tr.im failures in the last week. My hit counts are suspiciously low, and users are complaining of broken links.
Can someone please take minute to explain what's up?
Any official word is sparse - prompting me to think about jumping ship - but don't want to if it's a passing issue! Help?
There are been many of problem with performance latelllys. Can u find a moment 2 share an update regarding da problems n wat step u may b taking 2 resolve it I'm sure u now very well tat reliability is key 2 survival in da competitivex shortened URL world, so I figure u've probably got a bit of something 2 say. Love to hear it! Packers and movers
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Also, someone mentioned integration with Status.Net and I'd like to second that.
Lastly, I think your fail banana (don't use quotes on that self-coined term) page doesn't really jibe with the look-and-feel of everything else you do. I'd humbly suggest tasking someone to update the error message we receiving when tr.im isn't performing reliably. Brand consistency and all that.
Having said all that, thanks for *the best* URL service on the net.
I think, you might be aware enough that twitter.com is already integrated to and supported by bit.ly service.
Just a question, would it be possible for you to put an area onto this website where visitors can post a wishlist of things they would like? That would allow for developers to see what there is a demand for.
Also, as a user of the service, I would like to know if there is a way to export the links click data for specified date ranges to a csv or something....could the api be used to do that?
Cheers
Thanks,
~Nick Swanson~
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Dallas
Awesome move on open sourcing it by the way, and even better on github, I'm sure it will get pretty active.
So to confirm, you are not offering to host an instance at tr.im and to support our own domain names, a la Awe.sm ? Please don't think me ungrateful for asking.
If it comes with an SLA, I'd be prepared to pay for the proposed feature of tr.im instance supporting personal domains.
I'm sorry, I'm a bit lost in translation ;)
Good luck to you!
Thanks a lot!
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Hi -- sorry for posting here but I do not see forums, and I tried googling for the answer and could not find it.
How do I change the redirect destination URL for one of my tr.ims ?
I tried the EDIT function, but I could not see where to change the destination URL.
thank you
I really urge you to fix that. It's such a simple fix, but an important one. I kept thinking it was for the Title one would see in the title bar on the destination website, as opposed to its URL.
thank you
But let me give you an example of why it would be a desirable feature to be able to edit the destination address:
I have a bunch of links in a sigfile at a forum I'm a member of: seen here in this post, just to make the example concrete: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=...
There is a max character count one can have in the sig file, so a trimmed URL link is very helpful here. So if you look at, for example, the link in that sigfile that says "Androkkid" it resolves to "Destination A" -- which is a page with the most current download version of that software. But in a week or a month, there will be a new version, and I would want the same link to be able to now map to "Destination B", the new most-current-version of the software.
The easiest way to update links such as in this example would be to edit their attributes at Tr.im, including destination URL. It seems like your software would already have that capability to do so, so could you explain to me, please, why you choose to not enable this?
The answer impacts whether I continue to use tr.im for such purposes (my preference), or use another service that enables such an edit.
Thanks...
It is so cool to see how this whole "tr.im going offline" issue has gotten resolved. When this was being discussed here about a month ago, there was a ton of feedback, with more than one suggestion being to do exactly what you've now done -- make it open source.
There were also quite a few cynical voices who were cock-sure y'all were creating a PR campaign designed to create sudden new demand for tr.im... and then some other people were accusing you of playing a victim "poor me, bit.ly has the monopoly" etc. Despite the rebuttals to these comments that you made here, explaining this was not the case and that it was a high priority for the creators of tr.im to make sure it's not sold off to some quick-turnaround business hacks, the cynical voices volleyed back. I am so sick of encountering such know-it-alls on the web today. It's always been a characteristic of the internet, BBS systems, then the web, to have to put up with such smug people who feel they are god's gift to the world. But with the current obsession with "everything on the web must have a social media component", the assholiness quality has gotten only worse.
So again, thank you for staying true to what you've said here, and thanks for not letting tr.im die. Without a doubt, it is the best branded URL shortener, the easiest to remember, and that makes the most instant-sense in how it's read by a casual observer. You could have taken the money from someone (bit.ly) wanting to buy the domain and ASSIMILATE... but you've done a great thing open-sourcing it.
apprecate it....
I'll try to find out how, I'm blind and can't see link or directions...
Anyway. All the best to all of you :)
Regards
Janz
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Also, am I right in thinking that updates to the open source project will eventually end up on tr.im itself?
Thanks
Ian
I was not involved with any of those happenings or decisions, but I would say that we (I am working with Eric on this) are developing what I think is a great opportunity for tr.im and it's users.
Don't worry, I'm not asking for faith, I was just trying to let people know that we are working on this actively and I hope that we will be able to make an announcement as early as next week.
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is there any forum where we could talk about installation issues etc?
Thanks a lot! ;
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I want to know what happens with the server because sometimes is overloaded and people can`t access to our trims.
Thanks.
Blessings.
Why spend time on a project that you cant make any money on? If he does not even bother to answer all our questions here, why do you believe he will fix all issues or even improving the site?
Tr.im is going nowhere, Fast!
Can someone please take minute to explain what's up?
Any official word is sparse - prompting me to think about jumping ship - but don't want to if it's a passing issue! Help?
~jake at EmpireReport.org
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