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13 Oct 2009 11:01

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Tech: The URL shortener race has already been won by Bit.ly

See that blue line? That’s bit.ly. See that green line? That’s TinyURL, getting its lunch eaten because it has no analytics. See those other lines? That’s everyone else. source
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04 May 2009 10:11

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Offbeat, Tech: Oh, and related to URL-shortening, fun fact of the day

  • Did you know that TinyURL‘s founder is a unicyclist? His name’s Kevin Gilbertson and he started the service in 2002. He wanted to link the unicycling newsgroups easily. He had a problem, solved it via code and created a new business model. Genius. source
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04 May 2009 10:04

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Tech: URL shorteners are becoming ultra-popular right now

  • 50 million bit.ly links are clicked each week (a number that’s rising) source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

30 Apr 2009 00:37

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Offbeat, Tech: Want to protest URL shorteners everywhere? Use GiantURL.

  • Click on this link. It’s 795 characters. You may need a URL shortener for it, but it would get away from the purist ideal of GiantURL: To create the longest, most useless URL possible. We salute you, GiantURL. source
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