Tech Daily Dose: Gov't Unveils New Short URLs http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/10/govt-unveils-new-short-urls.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2010 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:42:22 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Gov't Unveils New Short URLs The General Services Administration on Tuesday announced a new application that allows government employees to shorten their Web addresses. Go.USA.gov lets officials create short .gov URLs out of any .gov, .mil, or .si.edu URLs. As of 5:30 p.m., Go.USA.gov has shortened 249 URLs that have been clicked 14,299 times.

A handful of the most popular Go.USA.gov links:
• NASA satellite images of autumn foliage at Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
• Recovery.gov, the government's economic stimulus accountability Web site
• A 2009 flu prevention public service announcement contest
• U.S. earthquakes from the last seven days
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's healthcare public option page

In related Web news, the White House unveiled a new Spanish site and Twitter feed.

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