5 Best URL Shortening Websites

A blogger will definitely stumble upon a short URL website once in a while. If you have used it then you will know the usefulness of these Short URL services.

Tinyurl.com: Tiny URL is one of the oldest URL shortening websites on the Internet.

Developer: Kevin Gilbertson
Website Launch: January 2002

Tinyurl is one of the first sites that I used to shorten URL’s. I love Tinyurl mainly because of its simplicity.

Pagerank: 5, Alexa: 689
Can Create Custom URL: Yes

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Bit.ly: Bitly is the number one URL shortener service currently on the Internet.

Developers:

Shahzad Chaudhri
Andrew Cohen
Jehiah Czebotar
Richard DiMartino
Todd Levy
Hilary Mason
Jay Ridgeway
Gregory Tomlinson

Website Launch: May 2008

Bit.ly is used as the default URL shortener on Twitter. Previously Twitter used Tinyurl as its default shortener.

Pagerank: 7, Alexa: 163
Can Create Custom URL: Yes

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Is.gd: Isgd is like any other normal tiny-url like site.

Developer: Richard West
Website Launch: Unknown (But the domain is registered since 2006)

Is.gd has a good popularity among bloggers especially.

Pagerank: 6, Alexa: 8118
Can Create Custom URL: No

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Tr.im: Tr.im has officially stopped the short URL service via its website. But it is said that any other softwares or services which runs on Tr.im API will continue functioning.

Developer: Nambu Network
Website Launch: Since July 2008

It is one of the first sites that I used to shorten URL’s. I love Tinyurl mainly because of its simplicity.

Pagerank: 7, Alexa: 13,421
Can Create Custom URL: It doesn’t even let you create a normal short url

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cli.gs:  Cligs is well acclaimed by the Internet users and website owners for the reason that the real time analytics that it provides is really good.

Developer: Powered by Mister Wong
Website Launch: April 2008

It is one of the first sites that I used to shorten URL’s. I love Tinyurl mainly because of its simplicity.

Pagerank: 5, Alexa: 9960
Can Create Custom URL: No

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Anyways, It is very easy to create your own Short url site. Do contact me if you need help in creating one. I have setup http://shorty.im and sold it as well for a good amount.

Note: The website launch dates of some of these sites are estimated upon the whois data. This list is based upon the popularity of its service on the web and other factors. Custom URL is taken into consideration for non-registered accounts only.