Gkurl.us is a URL Shortener that offers shortening, stats and an API.
For example, you can turn this link:

Into this link:

This makes it much easier to send in a message to someone else, whether it be on Facebook, Twitter, or Instant Message

Sequential or custom URL keyword

Handy bookmarklet to easily shorten and share links

Awesome stats: historical click reports, referrers tracking, visitors geo-location

Nice looking and quick interface

Developer API
 

gkurl.us is based on Free, Open Source code!

 

How do I see how many times a link I shared was clicked?

Our easy to use stats pages show Clicks, Referrals, Location, and Date!

For example, to get to the stats page for this link:

• Add a “+” sign to the end of the link —

How can I share a gkurl.us link?

You can easily share a gkurl.us link via Twitter, Facebook, Ping.fm, Friendfeed, and even more! After your url has been generated, it will bring you to a page with share buttons on the bottom. The title is automatically pulled from the page, and appears after you click the share button for each!

If someone else shortens the same URL as me, do we both see the same number of clicks?

gkurl.us allows for multiple shortening of the same URL. If this happens, you will see an icon for aggregate stats, which will show all of your stats together, and the regular page shows your link only!

What does "direct" in the stats page Traffic Referrers mean?

Many users click on gkurl.us links outside browsers with no referrer data, which makes it difficult for us to identify what client they are using. Direct Traffic includes people clicking a bit.ly link from:
• Desktop email clients like Microsoft Outlook or Apple mail
• AIR applications like Twirl or Tweetdeck
• SMS/MMS/IM messages • IRC Chat messages
• If it is typed into the browser directly

Does gkurl.us ever re-use links?

No.

301 Redirects

A “redirect” is a technique for making a web page available under many URLs. When you shorten a link with gkurl.us, you are redirecting a click from gkurl.us to the destination URL. A 301 redirect is the most efficient and search engine friendly method for webpage redirection.

How can I be sure a gkurl.us link is safe to click on?

Currently, our links are moderated daily to delete bad spam links, and we are working on a filtering system, as well as a preview system for our urls.