Filed under: Internet, Windows, Social Software
Digsby launches URL shortener, adds global status update feature
by Brad Linder Aug 12th 2009
Digsby has also revamped its MySpace newsfeed to include a full activities stream, status updates, and the ability to browser photos.
The company is also launching its own URL shortener, called digs.by. Because what the world really needs now is another URL shortener. On the bright side, this should make it even easier to reliably shorten links on the fly when sending messages from Digsby. And the company plans to offer link history and statistics in the future. You know, like bit.ly and su.pr already do.
The Digsby team plans to roll to roll out enhanced features for Twitter and Facebook next, and once that's done, the goal is to release the first versions of Digsby for OS X and Linux. There's no word on how long that will take.
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