Name-shortening service bit.ly is Twitter's default service for scrunching long Web addresses into short ones that leave more room for text in users' tweets. Twitter switched from previous provider ...

URL shorteners such as TinyURL are nothing new, but bit.ly has just entered the scene with some powerful additional features that promise to really stir things up. Internet, its key enabling feature ...

Since early March, we have been routing links within Direct Messages through our link service to detect, intercept, and prevent the spread of malware, phishing, and other dangers. Any link shared in a ...

I prefer to use the bit.ly URL shortening service since its click tracking helps me figure out which links I mention on Twitter (you can find me there @toddogasawara ...