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TURL.ca

Tiny URL shortening service, companion to Pastebin.ca, running from 2007-2019.

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TURL.ca (Tiny URL) provided URL shortening before services like bit.ly became ubiquitous, designed as a companion to the other *bin.ca services.

History

  • Launched: October 2007 (domain registered October 3, 2007)
  • Active: 2007–2019 (~12 years)
  • Shutdown: ~2019

Features

  • Simple URL shortening
  • Clean, short URLs with the .ca TLD
  • Integration with Pastebin.ca ecosystem

Part of the *bin.ca family of services alongside Pastebin.ca, Imagebin.ca, and Filebin.ca.

View an archived version via the Wayback Machine.