We’ve expected some big (data) developements from Bitly since the New York startup announced a $15 million Series C led by Khosla Ventures July. Today, chief data scientist Hilary Mason is finally ...

URL shortener Bitly has opened its social data API allowing developers to gain access to its analytics showing what content has been shared on its service across social networks. Its API comes with ...

A cyber attack targeting TV channel MSNBC highlights cybercriminals’ abuse of the public’s trust in news outlets and websites, says Websense Security Labs. The security firm said its researchers have ...

Bitly has launched a set of social APIs that includes real-time search, attention spikes and metadata about URLs. Real-time search allows a user to run a query and get back the top URLs and stories.

Bitly Connections Platform enables CPG companies and Retailers to create 2D Barcodes at scale to improve connected packaging efforts, create supply chain efficiency, and create deeper product ...

Hackers are using the custom shortened links of real media outlets, including MSNBC and Fox News, to send readers to fake news sites instead. In a blog post published Monday, Websense Security Labs ...

A URL redirection flaw on the NBC News website could be used by scammers to give links a false sense of added trust. This is in addition to ongoing abuse of MSNBC’s publicly available Bitly API key, ...

Link shortener Bitly today launched a major redesign and number of new features that all add up to what the company itself calls “a new Bitly.” Among these new features are ‘bitmarks,’ Bitly’s name ...