Goo.gl and Fb.me: New URL Shorteners from Google and Facebook
Posted By Keith Dsouza On December 14, 2009 @ 4:29 pm In Tech News | 2 Comments
Were we really short of URL shortening services [1]? Not as far as we know, however, not everyone including Google and Facebook [2] would be pleased with having some interesting data being in the hands of services like Bit.ly.
Google has announced a new URL shortening service called Goo.gl [3], and Facebook have their secret URL shortening service fb.me [4] under testing.
As TechCrunch says, Bit.ly is going to be Fu.kd [5] by both Goo.gl and Fb.me, however, the saving grace for Bit.ly is that they are the default URL shortening service for Twitter [6], so they might have lesser competition in that area.
Using Goo.gl or Fb.me will definitely give both Google and Facebook a nice amount of data on who is sharing what, and who is clicking on what, to shove more personalized ads on your face.
By the way, Google Apps already had a URL shortening service for websites called Google Short Links [7].
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[1] URL shortening services: http://techie-buzz.com/featured/url-shortening-services.html
[2] Facebook: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/facebook
[3] Goo.gl: http://goo.gl
[4] fb.me: http://fb.me
[5] Bit.ly is going to be Fu.kd: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/14/goo-gl-gets-into-the-short-url-game/
[6] Twitter: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/twitter
[7] Google Short Links: http://techie-buzz.com/featured/create-your-own-tiny-url-redirection-service.html
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