Tiny cc/ Bitly

Say I want to share a picture with you that I got from a website I could copy and paste the address/ hyperlink to the message, however what if the address/ hyperlink is extremely long? This makes reading the rest of the letter I send you extremely long. By shortening an address it makes sharing websites easier. The sender does not have to write something really long which cuts out on errors and it is easier for the the receiver to input a short amount of characters than a long amount. For instance I really want to share a website with other teachers about a art project that they could use in their classroom. I could use this  address http://www.designmom.com/2008/01/valentines-on-my-mind/ which can become very sloppy and long or I could use Bitly and shorten the address to http://bit.ly/hqfavi. Either way they will still get to the same website but the shorter one can cause less errors and confusion. This is something that can be used in various different ways. Teachers can use it to provide websites to parents, teachers, the community, the principal and so many more people! Thus meeting the ISTE NETS 4c. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility by promoting and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.