TextExpander Snippet (using AppleScript) to open the currently visible page in Safari in Chrome

gistfile1.applescript

property theURL : ""
tell application "Safari"
	set theURL to URL of current tab of window 1
end tell
if appIsRunning("Google Chrome") then
	tell application "Google Chrome"
		make new window
		set URL of active tab of window 0 to theURL
		activate
	end tell
else
	tell application "Google Chrome"
		do shell script "open -a \"Google Chrome\""
		set URL of active tab of window 0 to theURL
		activate
	end tell
end if

on appIsRunning(appName)
	tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
end appIsRunning

It doesn't actually expand any text. You just type your abbreviation while you're browsing (no need to have an active text field or anything), and the AppleScript in the snippet executes. No text is inserted upon completion.

slightly tweaked to open in new tab rather than new window
and added comment to use it as a launchbar action
https://gist.github.com/3153606

Great addition, prenagha!

If anyone is looking for a way to do exactly the opposite (open currently active Chrome tab with Safari), here's an adapted version of the script to do that: https://gist.github.com/4401082