URL Shortening Service - Which domain name?

Hi guys,

I've been trying my skills on a WordPress Short URL plugin to build a service similar to bit.ly, tinyurl.com etc. As far as the domain is concerned, I've been searching for a short, yet brandable name. You all know what it takes to find a good one, you need to be either very creative to find a name that is still available or rich to buy a short one from a domainer.

So far, I managed to come up with two choices:

cutt.ws - cut the web short (domain concept similar to "digg")
cuty.ws - cut your web short (domain concept similar to "tiny")

So what do you think, is any of these directions worth following? Would something like http://cutt.ws/short/ or http://cuty.ws/short/ generate interest? Which of the two coices sounds better if any of them suits the purpose of a URL Shortening Service at all? Or should I keep searching for other options? Please share your views.

 

I'd go with the first one. It makes sense to me.

 

I agree, cutt.ws seems like a more memorable and better link shortening website.

 

The 1st option gets my vote as it is easier to remember,i am setting up a new url shortening site at the moment but i am going down the route of using a domain that is 2 letters longer than yours but its a .com and and easy to remember so we will give it a try if it does not work out we will have to look at another name.Good luck with your new site

 

Thanks to all for the valuable inputs, and good luck with your project, Mega B!

 

Any more opinions or comments would be greatly appreciated before we make the final decision for the domain to use out of the two.
Those of you who have already given their thoughts received reputation points as a thank you

 

Thanks, Sarah. I too believe cutt is a better word to go with.

And I do have some plans for the project to build it in a matter that will keep spamming to a low level, yes I do hope I have time for all this as I've got no intention to just upload an existing url shortening script, it's a custom code that we are working on as a WordPress plugin, and it's going to be a feature rich service aimed to attract those who need a proper link manager, extended statistics and a few other useful options to use.

I'll let you know how it goes, thanks.