Comments on: Tr.im Stops Web URL Shortening, Continues API

By: Keith Dsouza

Keith Dsouza — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:36:22 +0000

@Sean – Bit.ly does make money I think based on advanced statistics. Considering that many of the links pass through them, they have a huge amount of data about demographics which advertisers love, they would definitely pay for that sort of data.

Other than that Bit.ly also has a pro-model, which although free now can be definitely monetized to a great extent in the future.

By: Tr.im abandona su servicio de acortamiento de URLs | MuyInternet

Tr.im abandona su servicio de acortamiento de URLs | MuyInternet — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:59:56 +0000

[...] Esto significa que los servicios y herramientas que se hayan basado en esa API seguirÃ¡n funcionando, pero el resto desaparecerÃ¡n. Actualmente, aunque muchos servicios de acortamiento de URL, bit.ly es el lÃder indiscutible, que ademÃ¡s parece haber ganado a su competidor definitivamente. Categorías: Noticias [...]

By: Tr.im And The Small App Problem

Tr.im And The Small App Problem — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:08:30 +0000

[...] perhaps the loudest of the small URL shortens has stopped shorting URLs today, at long [...]

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:51:13 +0000

What exactly is the "url shortening market"? Does anyone actually make money?

By: Gojeg

Gojeg — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:04:01 +0000

Hmm..bad news.

Although I never use trim, but this tool can be an alternative.

Now, bit.ly is being a king in URL shortener market. :(

By: dustbury.com » towel.re.thrown

dustbury.com » towel.re.thrown — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:20:19 +0000

[...] you have client access to their API, URL shortener tr.im is no longer shortening URLs: tr.im is no longer accepting URL shortening requests via its website. May we respectfully suggest [...]