Most of us have clicked on a bit.ly or t.co link without a second thought, and these links are practically everywhere. These are known as link-shorteners, or URL-shorteners, and these services are ...

A few weeks ago, Google made its URL shortener, Goo.gl, open for everyone and gave it its own website, similar to Bit.ly’s. Previously, Goo.gl could only be used by Google’s own services. When they ...

Bit.ly to Turn Its Diced-Up URLs Into a Real-Time News Feed The real-time push in online systems has attracted a new fan: Bit.ly. The URL shortening service has unveiled plans to turn its torrent of ...

You can shorten a URL by using an URL shortener website, which will shrink your URL for free. Popular link shorteners on the internet include Bitly, TinyURL, and Rebrandly. You'll need a premium ...

That’s the basic philosophy of an increasingly popular type of web service known as the URL shortener. These tools have a simple job: They will take a long, hard-to-type web address and transform it ...

Technically Philly parent company Technically Media is excited to announce Ph.ly, a new URL shortener dedicated specifically to Philadelphia links and stories. In one month of existence in soft launch ...