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+h1. Generic Tango Functions
+
+The following functions serve basic needs, both in terms of the library itself, and some auxiliary functions.
+
+shortenURL()
+
+Returns a specified url shortened by is.gd. The choice of url shortener can be overridden if necessary. Most url shorteners have API limits; be sure to investigate this before you use this in a widespread manner.
+
+Parameters:
+    url_to_shorten: (Required) The url that you want shortened.
+    shortener: (Optional) The url of your desired shortener API. Defaults to http://is.gd/api.php.
+    query: (Required if overriding default service) The name of the url parameter you're passing to the service.
+
+<pre>
+<code>
+import tango
+
+# Shortening URLs requires no authentication, huzzah
+twitter = tango.setup()
+shortURL = twitter.shortenURL("http://www.webs.com/")
+
+print shortURL
+</code>
+</pre>