You can use this Firefox addon to directly link to images, other links, and pages.
To send content, when you're on a page or see content you'd like to share, control-click on that item, and select Urlumize, like so:
The link that is created depends on the link that it sent:![]()
Instead of using the page directly, you can use this bookmarklet when you're on a page whose link is badder than it could be
urlumize
The clicks page will give you stats on the links you create. Another way of seeing these is to add a + of a link. For example, to see the stats of http://urlu.ms/YrpULv use this link:
http://urlu.ms/YrpULv+
As more tools come about chances are they'll end up here.