Where were you when goo.gl shutdown?
12 days ago
- #Digital Preservation
- #Archive Team
- #URL Shortener
- Google launched a URL shortening service, goo.gl, in 2009, touted as stable, secure, and fast.
- In July 2024, Google announced the shutdown of goo.gl, leading to concerns over link rot and data loss.
- The Archive Team is working to archive goo.gl URLs before the service shuts down, involving public participation.
- Users can contribute by running the Archive Team Warrior program via Docker or VirtualBox to help map short URLs to their original destinations.
- As of August 2025, significant progress has been made, but billions of URLs still need archiving before the deadline.