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bit.ly
Type of site
URL shortening

bit.ly is a URL shortener service. It is especially popular on microblogging website Twitter because it is the default URL shortening service on the website since May 6, 2009, replacing TinyURL, one of the most popular services on the web.[1] Several competing services, such as Trim, shut down their services after they found that it was difficult to compete with bit.ly on Twitter.[2] In addition to its main URL shortening service, the website provides tools to view statistics related to users that click on generated links. The company behind bit.ly launched a similar service, but for online videos to determine what videos are the most popular on the web.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wauters, Robin (May 6, 2009). "URL Shortening Wars: Twitter Ditches TinyURL For bit.ly". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Caroline (August 10, 2009). "URL shortener Trim gets cut off". ZDNet. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  3. ^ Schonfeld, Erick (December 17, 2009). "Watch The Buzz On Bitly.TV". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

External links

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