Back in September 2010, Google gave the world its free URL shortening service, using the goo.gl domain address. Yesterday afternoon, the company released an API for the service allowing developers to ...

Just a quick note, because we know how much you love APIs: Google has opened its URL shortening service to third party developers. That's right -- not only can you use Goo.gl to generate QR codes, but ...

Google this week launched an API intended to enhance the company’s URL shortener. The company rolled out the Google URL shortener in September, but it lacked an API to integrate the shortener into ...

Google’s URL shortener just opened up to the public, with a standalone site. Launched last December, Google’s Bit.ly competitor, Goo.gl can now be used for any links on the web. And Google promises ...

When Google introduced its goo.gl URL shortener in 2009, it came at a time when the web wasn't littered with similar services. Since then, many companies have emerged to offer similar functionality.

URL shortening services like TinyURL or Bitly have long become an essential part of the modern web, and are popular enough that even Google killed off their own already. Creating your own shortener is ...

URL shortening sites can do for more you than just save space on Twitter. These three free services help you track who's clicking and other relevant statistics. URL shortening sites have become ...

Most of us have clicked on a bit.ly or t.co link without a second thought, and these links are practically everywhere. These are known as link-shorteners, or URL-shorteners, and these services are ...

External developers can now integrate Google’s Goo.gl URL shortening service into their websites and online applications through a just-released API (application programming interface). In addition to ...