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Bad URL Shortener
A deliberately poorly-designed URL shortener that embraces dysfunction as its core appeal
last checked Jul 12, 2026 · Unknown
CohortClass of 2016What it is
A deliberately poorly-designed URL shortener that embraces dysfunction as its core appeal. Rather than offering reliable link compression, it delivers an ironic take on a typically straightforward utility tool. Designed as a humorous web application that subverts expectations around what a URL shortener should do.
HTTP liveness
9 probes since Jun 16Jun 16Jul 12
AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)
Observed events
probes · press · GitHub- Jun 16, 2026First probe — unverifiedUnknown
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Pulse Indexobserved activity
9 probes0 pressGitHub –Tranco –
Not enough observed signals for a Pulse Index (needs 2+ signal families).
Cohort survival · Class of 2016weekly
13,657 products launched in 2016 · 100% still active
13,633 active24 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y