Go.USA.gov lets registered federal employees convert long government Web-page addresses into short URLs that can fit into a Twitter-size message. First there was TinyURL. Then came more than 100 other ...

Short URLs are handy for cleaning up long links, but they also hide the true destination. If you want to avoid malware or a phishing scam, blindly clicking that link isn't your best bet—there are ...

Buff Link is a URL shortening service similar to TinyURL. You can use this tool to shorten URLs while retaining the colorado.edu domain. Short URLs can also be used to set up vanity URLs for marketing ...

Shortened URLs, a service on many sites that turns lengthy Web addresses into shorter URLs, is rapidly becoming a popular way for spammers to reach unsuspecting readers. New analysis from Symantec’s ...

Google might soon truncate the full address of websites you visit. By only showing the domain name of a website in the address bar rather than the full URL, Google’s move could actually help people ...

Google is one of the most relevant websites for any business. No matter the size of the company, the industry or the location, consumers will use Google to search for information about the company and ...

What do you do? Well, that one is probably safe, as it uses YouTube’s own URL shortener. But what about all those other shortened URLS you see in emails, on Twitter and everywhere else? They could ...

Where does it really lead? Email security provider MessageLabs said on Tuesday it saw a dramatic spike in the number of spam emails that include shortened URLs. Shortened URLs, which allow spammers to ...

The domain bowdo.in is available for employees to request short, Bowdoin-branded URLs for marketing purposes. Short URLs can be helpful for public-facing materials in lieu of confusing, long, or ...