bitly
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| ♥ your bitmarks | |
| Short url service | |
| languages | English |
| operator | bitly, Inc. |
| Registration | 2008 |
| On-line | 2008 |
| bitly.com, bit.ly, j.mp | |
Bitly ( spelling bitly ), also called bit .ly , is one of the most widely used short URL services . Managing Director of the New York company bitly, Inc . is Peter Stern.
Services
Bitly allows you to shorten long URLs . Statistics on the shortened URL, for example the number of times the link was viewed, are also available. Users can create a bitly-based short URL service via their own domain. Since a major update 29 May 2012 in which a new design was implemented, the service can also have an iOS - App can be used. Using the API , bitly can also shorten URLs with third-party programs. Over 39 billion URLs have already been shortened. (Source: Bitly homepage, as of December 21, 2018)
Domains
The following domains can be used to shorten the URLs :
The following URLs are used to shorten Facebook links:
- fb .me (for pages and profiles)
- on.fb.me (for articles, images, applications, etc.)
With the exception of your own domain and the Facebook short URLs, which forward on Facebook, all are redirected to the start page bitly.com. The domain j.mp received special attention in March 2011 when the then managing director John Borthwick publicly announced it as an alternative for a possible failure of the top-level domain .ly during the civil war in Libya .
Individual evidence
- ↑ When It Comes To URL Shorteners, bit.ly Is Now The Biggest at techcrunch.com, accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ bitly.com/pages/about, accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ Bitly Fights for Social Analytics With Weapons-Grade Math at wired.com, accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ Bitly Launches New Bookmarking Features, Profiles, Search & iPhone App at techcrunch.com, accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ bitly.com/a/help#i_7, accessed June 4, 2012
- ↑ News from .ly, .org and .xxx. In: domain-right blog. Retrieved August 4, 2012 .