They train customers to click links that don't match the company's main domain name. Brands love branded URL shorteners. When sharing shortlinks, why use a default bitly link when you can include your brand in the domain? Many companies use ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Donuts acquires BudURL, rebrands as BL.INK
· UncategorizedAcquisition will increase awareness and use of new top level domain names. Domain name registry Donuts has acquired link management company BudURL and rebranded it as BL.INK. Donuts quietly completed the acquisition of the Austin, TX company last ... Continue Reading3 Comments
HootSuite Adds .Li Shorteners But Defends Use of .Ly
· Policy & LawService adds back up URLs but says people need not worry about .ly. That's wrong. Social networking platform HootSuite has added alternatives to shorteners that use Libya's country code domain name .ly after users expressed concerns about relying on ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy’s X.co URL Shortener Launches
· ServicesX.co officially launches. A couple months ago I wrote about how GoDaddy had snagged x.co with plans to use it as a URL shortener. Late last week I noticed that @Godaddy was using x.co in its tweets; and now the service is officially open to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy to Launch x.co URL Shortener
· Domain RegistrarsComing soon, x.co URL shortener. Domain name registrar GoDaddy is releasing a new URL shortener at x.co, according to a tweet by company founder and CEO Bob Parsons: This is likely a .co "founder's program" deal. .Co has already done a deal ... Continue Reading6 Comments