About Go.IU
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Use Go.IU
Log into go.iu.edu with your IU credentials, if necessary. Enter your long URL in the text field, and then click . Though Go.IU will accept any long URL, only those from IU domains (e.g.,
iu.edu, indiana.edu, iupui.edu, etc.) will be treated as safe URLs. Go.IU will display your shortened URL (in the form http://go.iu.edu/xyz), which you can then send to others via email, Twitter, or other means.
Randomly generated URLs can also be accessed via the campus domains. Currently,
http://go.iupui.edu/xyz takes users to the same long URL as
http://go.iu.edu/xyz. In the future, other campus domains will also be supported.
Since Go.IU does not screen submitted URLs for malicious content, when you visit a URL that is not marked as safe/trusted, a warning message will display, requiring that you click . Click a Go.IU URL only if you trust the sender and understand the context of the message being sent.
Faculty and staff may request custom Go.IU URLs, which must be approved by IU Communications, but do not give the warning screen when linking to non-IU domains.
Resources
Learn more about Go.IU via Twitter,
@GoIUedu. If you have questions, suggestions, or feature requests, contact the Go.IU team.
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Last modified on 2018-04-16 12:17:42.
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