February 2009
9 posts
Fresh from the Labs: bitlynow Twitter Bot
We recently cooked up a Twitterbot in bit.ly labs that once an hour publishes the bit.ly link that is currently getting the most clicks. Although this tool is still very much in beta, we are seeing some very interesting links pop up in this feed. Check it out at: http://twitter.com/bitlynow Let us know if this sparks any cool ideas, or even better yet, consume the bot data from the Twitter API,...
Thanks, Dave!
Dave Winer wrote a post today “My work at bit.ly is done” http://bit.ly/rhz9I.
We had the pleasure and privilege of working with Dave at bit.ly — he helped design and create bit.ly and he worked with us during the first phases of its development. Thank you Dave for your help, ideas and your passion for making great, truly wonderful products. Best wishes and please look...
bit.ly Legacy API Deprecation
On Monday, February 23 we will be shutting down the legacy version of our API and asking everyone to upgraded to our new API. If you’re not sure whether or not you are using our legacy API, a good way to verify you’re on the new API is to make sure you making API calls using your login and API key. If you’re not making requests with an API key, that means you’re on our...
bit.ly API Contest Winners!
The bit.ly API contest ( http://bit.ly/uyoj ) has come to a conclusion, and frankly we were overwhelmed by the variety and breadth of the submissions. The submissions ranged from API libraries and apps to web service integrations and even file system integration. We’re lucky to have such an involved developer community, and couldn’t be happier with the results. Every single entry...
bit.ly API Contest Ends Tonight, 11:30pm EST
The bit.ly API Contest ( http://bit.ly/QuU8 ) is wrapping up tonight at 11:30pm EST. We’ve had some great entries so far and hopefully we’ll see a few more roll in before the deadline tonight. Please send us your submissions today if you haven’t already!
bit.ly on the go!
Short urls aren’t just for the desktop these days. Sometimes people want access to their short urls while they’re on the road. With that in mind, we cooked up http://m.bit.ly/ for those of you with a Blackberry, iPhone, Android, or other mobile phone. It’s pretty standard fare right now, but it lets you shorten and e-mail links while you’re on the move, as well as get your...
