diff --git a/plugins/util/web.py b/plugins/util/web.py
index 65d5227..193f2cf 100755
--- a/plugins/util/web.py
+++ b/plugins/util/web.py
@@ -1,39 +1,22 @@
 """ web.py - handy functions for web services """
 
 import http, urlnorm
-import json, urllib2
-from urllib import urlencode
+import json, urllib, urllib2
 
-
-class ShortenError(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, value):
-        self.value = value
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return repr(self.value)
-
-
-# this is not used in any plugins right now
-def bitly(url, user, api_key):
-    """ shortens a URL with the bit.ly API """
-    url = urlnorm.normalise(url)
-    params = urlencode({'longUrl': url, 'login': user, 'apiKey': api_key,
-                        'format': 'json'})
-    j = http.get_json("http://api.bit.ly/v3/shorten?%s" % params)
-    if j['status_code'] == 200:
-        return j['data']['url']
-    raise ShortenError('%s' % j['status_txt'])
+short_url = "http://is.gd/create.php"
+paste_url = "http://paste.dmptr.com"
 
 
 def isgd(url):
     """ shortens a URL with the is.gd PAI """
     url = urlnorm.normalize(url.encode('utf-8'))
-    params = urlencode({'format': 'simple', 'url': url})
+    params = urllib.urlencode({'format': 'simple', 'url': url}) 
     return http.get("http://is.gd/create.php?%s" % params)
 
 
-def haste(data):
-    URL = "http://paste.dmptr.com"
-    request = urllib2.Request(URL + "/documents", data)
+def haste(text):
+    """ pastes text to a hastebin server """
+    request = urllib2.Request(paste_url + "/documents", text)
     response = urllib2.urlopen(request)
-    return("%s/%s" % (URL, json.loads(response.read())['key']))
\ No newline at end of file
+    data = json.loads(response.read())
+    return("%s/%s.txt" % (paste_url, data['key']))
\ No newline at end of file