You have probably noticed a rapid influx of URL shortening services over the last year – from bit.ly to tinyURL and literally 50+ more. Well now you can create your own. Shorty is a simple tool which ...

I have it on good authority that Google acquired the domain name, which was originally registered back in May 2003, from a Belgian Internet entrepreneur, but didn’t make its identity known throughout ...

Bit.ly recently unveiled a new service, Bit.ly Pro, which makes it very simple to host your own custom-branded short URL. The basic Bit.ly Pro service, which is in the free beta stage for now, allows ...

Ever wonder how The New York Times shortens its links on Twitter to “nyti.ms,” followed by some combo of letters and numbers? If not, maybe you should. In 2010 social media traffic to news sites ...

Buff Link is a URL shortening service similar to TinyURL. You can use this tool to shorten URLs while retaining the colorado.edu domain. Short URLs can also be used to set up vanity URLs for marketing ...

Two security researchers have published research exposing the potential privacy problems connected to using Web address shortening services. When used to share data protected by credentials included ...

Google has acquired G.co to use as the exclusive domain for shortened URLs of its sites, following in the footsteps of other major Internet companies that have bought .co domains recently and ...

Finding a way to climb up in PageRank without spending a ton of money is good for any small business. While URL shorteners have been around for many years, marketing experts say the manner in which ...

The domain bowdo.in is available for employees to request short, Bowdoin-branded URLs for marketing purposes. Short URLs can be helpful for public-facing materials in lieu of confusing, long, or ...