Bit.ly recently unveiled a new service, Bit.ly Pro, which makes it very simple to host your own custom-branded short URL. The basic Bit.ly Pro service, which is in the free beta stage for now, allows ...

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NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitly Inc., a global leader in link and QR Code management, is evolving its role as core infrastructure for how businesses create, protect, and measure digital ...

URL shortener and analytics service Bit.ly has been working on a new set of products, being referred to as “Bit.ly Now” internally, which will define the next stage of the company’s growth. The ...

Since it became the default URL shortener for Twitter, Bit.ly has been growing like crazy. And as we learned from Spider-Man, with great power, comes great responsibility. Bit.ly has started warning ...

NEW YORK, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitly Inc., a leading global platform for link and QR Code management, today announced the launch of Bitly Assist and Weekly Insights, two new AI-powered ...

Today link shortening service Bit.ly introduced a redesign that turns it into something more than a link shortener, compromising what made Bit.ly so desirable in the first place. RELATED: The Manliest ...

The popular URL-shortening company reportedly has raised a boatload of cash, which will most likely be used to develop new products like a viral search engine. Dara Kerr was a senior reporter for CNET ...

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Link-shortening service Bit.ly is the latest company to suffer a security breach, and the company is warning users to take action immediately. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...

Update: Bitly says that the root of the problem was Google Safebrowsing, a service provided by the internet giant to browsers such as Firefox and Chrome, that highlights URLs that contain malware or ...