Victory Road - Announcing the Buizel.Net URL Shortening Service!

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Announcing the Buizel.Net URL Shortening Service!

After many years, my old domain, Buizel.Net, has returned as a URL shortening service, much in the same vein as services like TinyURL and Bitly. What sets mine apart is the unique ability to preview the contents of the site without needing to visit it, saving you the trouble of loading massive pages only to be greeted with a small image or with a long advertisement before a video. The service scans the linked page for prominent media files and proxies them directly to you for speedy access. I've also added it atop the forum for the time being to get folks to try it out. :)

I cannot guarantee that the service always works properly, of course, and there's always a chance for something to go wrong. At the moment, an HTML5-compatible browser with MPEG-4/H.264 and MP3 capabilities is required to enjoy most features of the service.

Check out its ability to work with YouTube videos (be sure to watch it all the way through):
http://buizel.net/foxsaysmoo

Reply with your best links created through the service! I'd love to hear your feedback. :D
http://buizel.net/

I really like how it's at the top of the main page of VR for ease of use.

The vanity option is so useful for friends when I want to make it a more specific preview!

http://buizel.net/potato

I think it works wonderfully!

Such usefulness
Very convenience
Wow

Now that it's April 2nd, here's the idea for those who don't get it: instead of redirecting to your actual link, it takes you to a page containing one of sixteen different silly things I decided to post, and there is no database containing the links that have been used, so you can put pretty much anything after buizel.net/ and get something.

I'll be leaving it up for a few more days, so this will now be a game to see if you folks can find all sixteen, and this thread's purpose can now be to find them all. ;)

http://buizel.net/foxsaysmoo
The music video for Ylvis's "What Does the Fox Say?" with a custom animated chorus. I highly suggest checking this one out, as I put a good bit of time into synchronizing the page with the video.

http://buizel.net/potato
Julius Fučík's "Entrance of the Gladiators" music, except the player spins while the sound phases between the speakers. I highly suggest checking this one out with headphones, but be careful if you get vertigo easily.

Can you folks find the other 14? :-P

Well, that made it go quicker than it should have. :P Obviously, the vanity part of the URL does not correlate to the actual contents of the link. Any that do are purely coincidental. :P

http://buizel.net/yoshi
Rebecca Black's "Friday" music, along with large text that states the current day of the week, based on your computer's clock settings.

http://buizel.net/adoggydog
A simple JavaScript applet that rolls two dice.

http://buizel.net/muchhappy
prguitarman's "Pop-Tart Cat" along with a beeping version of "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!", the combination popularly referred to as "Nyan Cat."

http://buizel.net/nyancat
Deidre LaCarte's "Hampsterdance" [sic], complete with original sound (Roger Miller's "Whistle Stop," featured in the introduction of Disney's Robin Hood) and animated GIFs.

http://buizel.net/youtube
"This page intentionally left blank," a comment left on otherwise-blank pages in books to meet a publisher's pagination requirement, to prevent seeing a page through another one (common in exam booklets), or to separate sections.

http://buizel.net/test
Metro Trains' "Dumb Ways to Die," an animated, musical public service announcement meant to raise awareness about train safety in Melbourne, Australia.

http://buizel.net/diepotato
My "My Pokémon Ranch Caramelldansen," a game music video using slowed-down footage from My Pokémon Ranch and music from Caramell's "Caramelldansen" (Swedish version).

http://buizel.net/victoryroad
Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video, commonly referred to as the "RickRoll." It is often sent as link bait to users suspecting a more shocking video.

http://buizel.net/thefunsong
Rick Astley's "Together Forever," as rendered by the Casio CA-100, along with an animated GIF from his "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video.

http://buizel.net/shortenanotherurl
My "Real Zorua," an image of Holly (my cat) with parts of Zorua's face plastered over hers, along with the sound from the Meow Mix television commercial.

http://buizel.net/friday?
PSY's "Gangnam Style (강남스타일)" music video, which recently went viral and became an unexpected #2 hit in the United States.

http://buizel.net/cottoneyejoe
Eiffel 65's "Blue" music video, with a blue-colored page and mouse cursor.

http://buizel.net/1cf90
An amalgamation from two of TomSka's (Tom Ridgewell's) "asdfmovie" shorts, "Pointless Button" and "I Like Trains."

http://buizel.net/iliektrains
A clip from the "Sonic Rainboom" episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, featuring Rainbow Dash attempting to teach Fluttershy to cheer.

http://buizel.net/foxsaysmoo
The music video for Ylvis's "What Does the Fox Say?" with a custom animated chorus. I highly suggest checking this one out, as I put a good bit of time into synchronizing the page with the video.

http://buizel.net/potato
Julius Fučík's "Entrance of the Gladiators" music, except the player spins while the sound phases between the speakers. I highly suggest checking this one out with headphones, but be careful if you get vertigo easily.