My little Chrome extension https://unshorten.link has had a growing user base for several years now. Like a few others in this thread, my strengths don't necessarily lie in advertising or marketing. I'd be open to bringing on a partner who has experience monetizing and marketing projects like this or even selling outright to the right buyer.
As a security professional, I'm wired to loathe shortened links. This is a great example and exactly why I created a little hobby Chrome extension to expand all shortened links for inspection - https://unshorten.link
I work in security and have a paranoia of shortened links (bit.ly, t.co). I got frustrated with the options out there that forced me to right click every shortened link or paste it into a site so I made this Chrome extension / web app. It is pretty simple and keeps a list of 300+ shortened link services to check against. If your browser ever visits one it redirects you to the site to expand the link. It will also hit the Google Safebrowsing API to see if it is known to be malware plus will strip out tracking cookies.
It's been fun and rewarding watching my little extension grow to global use of over 4k users.
It'll expand a goo.gl link which would then display the Grabify link. The extension does not support Grabify but will certainly be adding it. I'm not a fan at all of these IP trackers.
I work in security and have been running into more and more issues with these types of Torrent streaming services. People at work mostly know that downloading a BitTorrent client, seeding, leeching, etc. is bad but they have no idea that these streaming applications are doing the same exact thing behind the scenes. They just see it as a way to watch free movies. Keep your employees informed about this and tighten up your policies because DMCA laws apply.
Couldn't agree more. Side project that I wanted to share but apparently wasn't show ready with my spelling and prose. Fixed and thanks for the suggestion!
This is a weekend project because I am in the security industry and got sick of being terrified of every shortened link I come across. The Chrome extension will automatically intercept any request to a shortened link and attempt to expand it for further inspection. I also included a link to Google's Safebrowsing service to dig deeper. I'm not very UX savvy so be easy on me.
"Professionals have professional credentials. If you want to participate in the security industry, you should obtain the appropriate certifications. ISC2, SANS, EC-Council and many vendors offer well regarded security certifications."
Most definitely a fake. CISSP != Security Professional
I am a micro roaster myself an I will say that there is a huge need for me to find quality coffee in quantities that are manageable for my equally "micro" side business. I think that the homepage does not do a great job of describing the service or who it is for. I could see some simple images and text or a video replacing the actual product on the homepage. Details about each of the beans is also lacking. Do you guys have coffee experts on the team? The "About Us" page is very ambiguous..looks like a bunch of tech guys. I am excited to see where this goes!
Hey jmbmxer, we're currently in talks with sustainableharvest to get access to all of their images and videos about their farms. We built this on a bus from Seattle to San Antonio so we haven't had enough resources to fully flesh out the imagery. We definitely have coffee experts on board, besides all being addicts ourselves our CEO is actually the owner of two coffee shops in Seattle! We'll definitely try to make more information visible and make easier to understand what we provide.
