ManicMobile

I got a google plus account and I recently came across this Google Plus link shortener (http://plusg.name/). So I was curious about how it works. So I found out that you’ll eventually have a nice looking URL that will redirect people to your google plus profile. Cool isn’t it.

Some of the benefits I can see is that it is easier to remember, and it’s a nice link to add to your website or your business card. I think people would appreciate more if you give them an easy to remember link that your full google plus profile link with all those numbers in the URL. Moreover, it’s easy to type in a mobile phone or an ipad.

It’s a no brainer for me. I’ve tried it out and I used “makerdude” as my name since I love making stuff and messing around with electronics and microcontrollers lately. The process is easy, I just copy and paste my google plus ID which is something like this

https://plus.google.com/116760300085648020773/posts

So I just selected the number portion, pasted it in plugs.name, and then type in my new alias “makerdude” and hit ok. Now instead of using the above long messy looking link, I can just hand out my new google plus shortened link (http://plusg.name/makerdude)

Now that’s cool. If you have a google plus, get your vanity name now otherwise other people might beat you to it.