Bitly just posted an update to its blog noting that it has been listening to the feedback it has gotten since revamping its service last week and is making some changes to speed up its essential ...

The popular URL shortener bitly will get a new version of its consumer-focused platform within a month, its chief scientist Hilary Mason announced on stage during TNW Conference in Amsterdam today.

Bitly wants the world to know that it's more than just a link shortening service. Historically, it was used by Twitter users to free up more room for words in the 140 character limit. By 2011, it was ...