I present to you a pretty simple application…Goo.gl-izer.  Goo.gl-izer makes use of the Goo.gl API to help you shorten URLs while you use Android.  There are three ways to shorten URLs using Goo.gl-izer:

1. Open Goo.gl-izer from your application launcher.  Enter the URL you want shortened in the first text box and press “Goo.gl-ize”
2. Copy a URL to your clipboard (from a text message for example).  Open Goo.gl-izer, notice it loads the URL in the text box automatically.  Press “Goo.gl-ize”.
3. While in an application like a browser, go to Share Page and press “Goo.gl-izer”.  Goo.gl-izer will open and automatically create your shortened URL.

You can copy the shortened URL to the clipboard automatically by touching it.  You can then paste it where ever you need.  As simple as that.  Free (and soon to be open-sourced application).

Goo.gl-izer is just an exercise in Android programming for me.  I used several concepts like multithreading, parsing Android intents, HTTP communications, logging, and clipboard interations.  I have a bigger more complex application in the pipeline.  Look for Goo.gl-izer on the Android Market soon.

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