What is Go.IU, and how do I use it?

Go.IU is a URL shortening service for students, faculty, and staff of Indiana University. It stores your shortened URLs in a database, allowing you to access them for as long as you wish. You can then remove them from the database when they are no longer needed. Go.IU requires CAS authentication in order to shorten a URL; however, anyone can visit short URLs without authentication.

Log in with your Network ID if necessary. Enter your long URL in the text field, and then click Shorten. 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.

Your recipients do not have to be affiliated with Indiana University to use a Go.IU URL. When individuals visit a URL that is not marked as safe/trusted, a warning message will display, requiring that they click Take me there.

Note:

Go.IU does not screen submitted URLs for malicious content. Click a Go.IU URL only if you trust the sender and understand the context of the message being sent.

Faculty and staff may also request custom URLs; see How do I request a custom URL for Go.IU or Go.IUPUI?

You can 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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