Other benefits to having your own custom short URL are things like consistent branding and increased link trust – no one likes clicking on random links, so knowing it comes from a trusted source goes ...

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 ...

You may have noticed over the last few weeks that TechCrunch links on Twitter have had a nifty custom URL, with links looking like tcrn.ch/1A’ instead of more generic codes from TinyURL or Bit.ly.

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URL shortening services are ubiquitous on Twitter and other cramped online spaces. They won't all last, as tr.im has demonstrated, and their shutdowns could annihilate your linking history. If you own ...

Facebook offers several creative ways to shorten URLs, making them more user-friendly for web and email use. This fluidity between facebook.com and fb.com URLs simplifies access to user-created pages ...

Not sure which question is more appropriate here: why or why not? We’ve already witnessed the renewed interest in URL shortening services with the rise of communication platforms where brevity appears ...

URL shortening services are experiencing a renaissance in the age of Twitter. When every character counts, these services reduce long URLs to tiny forms. But which is the best to use, when so many are ...

Artwork: Chip Taylor Amazon and Twitter are the latest companies to offer their own URL shortening services, joining a crowded playing field of entrants. While the move by tech heavyweights Amazon and ...