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 ...

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 ...

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.

Binary News Network is a Content Syndication Platform that allows businesses or proprietary newswires to bring visibility to their content by syndicating it to premium, high-visibility networks and ...

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 ...

Here’s an easy and essential LinkedIn tip that everyone should do ASAP – create a custom LinkedIn profile URL. Why? A custom URL will enable you to use your LinkedIn profile as a branding and lead ...

Say goodbye to the bit.lys that pervade your Twitter stream, along with all the other custom URL shorteners from your favorite publications. Twitter is rolling out its own way to shorten those unruly ...

Learn how you can select a custom YouTube URL for the first time, and how to change a custom YouTube URL that’s currently in place. YouTube offers channels the ability to set a custom URL once they’ve ...

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 ...