bit.ly
URL shortening service
- Freemium • Proprietary
- URL Shortener
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Internet Explorer
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
What is bit.ly?
Shorten URLs from anywhere with bit.ly. Bit.ly allows users to shorten, share, and track links (URLs). Reducing the URL length makes sharing easier. Bit.ly is available as a website, as a bookmarklet, and as a robust and open API. It is also integrated into several popular third-party tools, such as 
TweetDeck .
TweetDeck .
Summary
Our users have written 7 comments and reviews about bit.ly, and it has gotten 202 likes
- Developed by bit.ly Inc.
- Proprietary and Freemium product.
- Subscription
- Average rating of 4.5
- 139 alternatives listed
I use bit.ly and I am satisfied.
I like that Bit.ly enables custom url's. It also has a good interface for seeing stats if that is of interest.. TinyURL also allows for customization of the URL ending.
All goo.gl URLs and click analytics are public and can be accessed by anyone. Shorten, share and track your urls
Reply written over 7 years ago
Bitly gave me the error message, "You've reached our hourly rate limit for shortens," but I just made my account, so I haven't shortened anything yet.
https://dev.bitly.com/rate_limiting.html
Update 2019-02-04: Bitly has not yet answered my email from 2018-08-05, but I no longer get the error message.
[Edited by schackb, February 04]
this one is good, alternative of Google URL Shortener
All goo.gl URLs and click analytics are public and can be accessed by anyone. Shorten, share and track your urls
I've seen this shortener for a domain
that would all me to write something like
goog.sc/lucid+dreaming+FAQ
which then makes a google search for that query.
Any thoughts what I can replace "goog.sc" with? :)
URL Shorteners Slow Down The Web:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/17/url-shorteners-speed/