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Apple could use 'iTun.es' domain as link shortener


Following today's Ping Twitter integration, many on Twitter started blasting the overly long Ping URLs. Now, MacRumors points out that one of their readers speculates that Apple could use its own iTun.es link shortener to help fit Ping links into Twitter's character limitation.

The www.itun.es web domain currently forwards to Apple.com. MacRumors did some digging and found out that Apple has been the owner of itun.es since December 2006 when it was registered by MarkMonitor, the brand management firm Apple uses to register all of its domains. MacRumors notes that since Apple has owned the domain for almost four years it is unlikly they bought it specifically for a link shortener purpose, but with today's Ping Twitter integration it would allow the company to put the domain to good use.

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Following today's Ping Twitter integration, many on Twitter started blasting the overly long Ping URLs. Now, MacRumors points out that...
 

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Mike

I'd go for ap.pl if they can convince the owners to sell.

November 11 2010 at 8:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mack

Apple could make it even shorter by getting onto the domain authority in Nigeria and getting them to issue pi.ng

November 11 2010 at 8:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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