Here is a great extension to add to your chrome browser from the Chrome Web store.  This magnificent tool adds an icon at the top of your browser that when clicked it will automatically present you with a shorten version of the site you are currently on.  Best of all it places it on your clip board for you so all you need to do is paste it in an email or wherever you want to send the new link to.

So instead of sending a link like this:  https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/googl-url-shortener/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon


You can send this: goo.gl/DUrXQ_

This extension can be installed from here: ​https://goo.gl/DUrXQ_