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Google and Facebook Launch Short URL Services – Goo.gl and Fb.me

Google and Facebook launch short-URL services – Goo.gl and Fb.me which  could potentially challenge bit.ly as the most popular online web address shortener. Meanwhile, Bit.ly has released  Bit.ly Pro, a service that lets publishers create their own custom short URLs that use the Bit.ly platform.
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Bit.ly Eclipses TinyURL on Twitter (New York Times)

URL shorteners, which allow users to condense long Web addresses, are a dime an oddly named dozen. The tools, which have been soaring in popularity thanks to sites like Twitter and Tumblr where every character counts, have been competing in a popularity contest with no clear victors.
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