Shorten that long URL!

In your online travels, you've probably wanted to share a link to some directions in Google Maps or a series of photos on Flickr, or a page of search engine results only to find that the web page address (aka the URL) is WAY too long to send via email or instant message.
Today, the guys demystify URLs and give us some practical tips for shortening those long and cumbersome URLs so we can easily share them.