Bitly, the URL shortening service, has been the victim of a hack. CEO Mark Josephson posted an "Urgent Security Update" on the Bitly blog today, stating that they found reason to believe that user ...

Bitly was known as the de facto Twitter link shortener back in 2008. As that business commoditized – and Twitter, Google and other platforms released their own versions – Bitly recognized its real ...

NEW YORK, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitly Inc., a leading global platform for link and QR Code management, today announced the appointment of Matt Young as Chief Technology Officer. The hire ...

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 ...

Although some bristle at the conjoining of two highly charged words, the term “data science” appears to be sticking. It’s sticking because it represents something real going on the world of business, ...

Bitly wants the world to know that it's more than just a link shortening service. Historically, it was used by Twitter users to free up more room for words in the 140 character limit. By 2011, it was ...

The new product is an evolution of the company's Link-in-bio offering, driven by market opportunities and customer demand for seamless conversion solutions NEW YORK, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitly ...

The simple link-shortening service Bitly just got a major redesign. What started as a way to make long links short enough to fit into a tweet has evolved into a social link-sharing site. Bitly is ...

Bitly began in 2008 by solving a simple problem for consumers: Links were too long for Twitter’s 140-character limit. So it shortened them. As far as technical solutions go, building a link shortener ...

Bitly is best known for providing a way to shorten Web hyperlinks so they leave more room for headlines and comments in 140-character tweets on Twitter. It's still doing that, but for years it has ...

The popular URL shortener bitly will get a new version of its consumer-focused platform within a month, its chief scientist Hilary Mason announced on stage during TNW Conference in Amsterdam today.

Computer web browsers are still the most frequently used mediums for accessing online content, trailed by smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles, according to new research from Bitly. Bitly posits ...