This is a great idea that Eric Ward suggested last week: wouldn't it be great if the Socializer URls were short so that you embed them in press releases? Well, yes, of course. He's absolutely right, and I'm happy to announce the launch of the Short Socializer service.

There are two simple ways to use the Short Socializer feature:

• Go to the Short Socializer home page, type in a URL and a title and a short URL corresponding to the long Socializer bookmarking URL is created for you.
• Visit the full Socializer bookmarking page. Below the bookmarking links is a link to the Short Socializer service to create a short URL for you.

As with the Socializer, the Short Socializer is 100% free!

Please test it, use it, and tell me what you think! Thanks!