Why would I use this? (Not saying I wouldn't, just want to know why you built it and why I should use it instead of an existing service.)
The benefit of Bitly is that users recognize the link. It doesn't make them feel like they're about to get a virus.
Furthermore, Bitly has lots of nice features and actively fights malicious links. So the truth is, users actually can trust Bitly links a bit more than a service that just started up.
Yes agree that there is trust factor, also there are dozen of similar services. However I came across inquiries for shortening api services which are free / cheap. as per that there was bit of exclusivity required.
At the moment all still in flux. Thanks for your honest comments.
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Why would I use this? (Not saying I wouldn't, just want to know why you built it and why I should use it instead of an existing service.)
The benefit of Bitly is that users recognize the link. It doesn't make them feel like they're about to get a virus.
Furthermore, Bitly has lots of nice features and actively fights malicious links. So the truth is, users actually can trust Bitly links a bit more than a service that just started up.
Yes agree that there is trust factor, also there are dozen of similar services. However I came across inquiries for shortening api services which are free / cheap. as per that there was bit of exclusivity required.
At the moment all still in flux. Thanks for your honest comments.
IMO, what would be cool would be an open API where you don't need any kind of developer key to create a short link.
Isn't Bitly free too?
Yes, api is there already. Its simple http post based one. Other important factor we are thinking is NOT TRACKING any links.