I am a Fan!

Image by elston via FlickrAlexia Golez is a fan of a few things and her post has given me the idea for this post!

So what am I a fan of?

# Damien Mulley: He was the person that (unbeknowst to him) inspired me to start blogging. One of the first blogs I check every day.
# Short.ie: This is one of my favourite web apps and they recently revamped the website and its better then ever! I love the way you can share what you have shortened!
# Google Reader: If it wasnt for google reader I would be forever searching the internet for blogs, I love its recommendations even if I do worry that it checks my emails..
# Cork OpenCoffee Club: This has opened me up to a whole new set of contacts who have spured me on and have helped with through informal conversations or tweeting later on!
# Twitter: Twitter rocks as do the people I interact on it who help out with problems and point me in the direction of interesting news among other things.

So what are you a fan of?

URL Shortening

There are loads of cool ways out there of shortening ugly urls (esp blogger ones!) out there. I have used a number of them. TinyURL, URL.ie and bit.ly (mainly because its integrated to Tweetdeck) but I recently came across one that puts then all to shame, and that is Short.ie

Short.ie is an amazing service and one that I love. It actually allows you to see how many (if any) people have clicked on it! Excellent stuff! Gordon explains it way better then I could!