Here is a quick method to shorten URLs using the TinyUrl API in .net - C# and VB
C#

public static string MakeTinyUrl(string Url)
{
try
{
if (Url.Length <= 30)
{
return Url;
}
if (!Url.ToLower().StartsWith(”http”) && !Url.ToLower().StartsWith(”ftp”))
{
Url = “http://” + Url;
}
var request = WebRequest.Create(”http://tinyurl.com/api-create.php?url=” + Url);
var res = request.GetResponse();
string text;
using (var reader = new StreamReader(res.GetResponseStream()))
{
text = reader.ReadToEnd();
}
return text;
}
catch (Exception)
{
return Url;
}
}

VB

Public Shared Function MakeTinyUrl(ByVal [...]

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Here is a list of changes, additions and improvements:

Fixed email issues
Added About section under the avatar
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Added profile Url under the avatar (so add your blog/website to your profile)

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