URL shortener using Quicksilver and Secured Jejot URL service

Here is the tip to shorten URL using Quicksilver and Jejot.com secured URL shortener service using Safari

First you need to download Jejot.app and register for an account at http://jejot.com

Edit Jejot.app using AppleScript Editor.app

Change username to your Jejot’s username as well as the password.

Save it and put the file under ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Action/

Whenever you’re browsing a web, just activate Quicksilver and hit q+r (or anything to search QuickURL) and enter. In just a second your new shortened URL of the website you’re browsing will be in your clipboard.

Perfect companion for twitting (hints: use: QStwitter plugin)

For Firefox, just replace:

tell application “Safari” to tell application “Firefox“

Here is the complete script in raw text:

Jejot.com:

tell application “Safari”

set longURL to URL of front document

end tell

set shellScript to (“curl –url \”http://jejot.com/

jejot_api.php?uid=yourusername&pass=yourpassword&url=” & longURL & “\” “)

set shortURL to (do shell script shellScript)

set the clipboard to shortURL

Tinyurl.com:

tell application “Safari”

set longURL to URL of front document

end tell

set shellScript to (“curl –url \”http://tinyurl.com/api-create.php?url=” & longURL &”\” “)

set shortURL to (do shell script shellScript)

set the clipboard to shortURL