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Nominium (P1.fr) is a software development company based in France, Europe. P1.fr is a web service created by Alex G that provides short aliases to redirect long URLs. Alex G, a web developer, launched the service in January 2003 because he wanted to be able to link directly to newsgroup postings which frequently had long and cumbersome addresses.
The service has been duplicated on many other sites, many are simply domain alternatives (to pass though any domain name specific spam filters) but some sites offer additional features. NotifyURL.com sends an email when the link is first visited. SnipURL.com allows you to log in and manage your URLs. DwarfURL.com generates statistics. MetaMark.com adds password protection. Several services also have browser add-ins.
Not all redirection is treated equally; the redirection instruction sent to a browser can contain in its header the HTTP status 301 (permanent redirect) or 302 (temporary redirect). The difference for Search Engine Optimisation is that search engines will more likely attribute the PageRank to the redirected site if it is a permanent redirect...
One of more popular uses for P1.fr is also masking your affiliate URLs. This way the person signing up under your affiliate id will not realize that. You can increase your sub affiliate sign ups from forums, email messages or your website.
Please note that using P1.fr to short URLs or hide domain names of websites that are illegal or harmful to users is not allowed! Such URL will be deleted immediately after it is reported and your IP will be sent to appropriate authorities!
P1.fr was created as a free service to make posting long URLs easier, and may only be used for actual URLs. Using it for spamming or illegal purposes is forbidden and any such use will result in the P1.fr being disabled and you may be reported to all ISPs involved and to the proper governmental agencies. This service is provided without warranty of any kind.
Sincerely,
P1.fr Team.