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Picture 34URL shorteners, like bit.ly, have become a popular way for people to share links on Twitter while taking up as few of the allotted 140 characters as possible. But saving space is just one of the benefits that shorteners provide. Others include getting traffic analytics like how many people are sharing links from which sites. So it’s especially interesting that Facebook is rolling out what appears to be its own URL shortening service, called fb.me.

A URL shortener makes increasing sense as a Facebook feature, because the site is trying to be more open and connected to other web sites and Internet-connected devices.

Facebook recently began automatically shortening URLs that appear in its mobile interface. So, instead of text link to a Facebook photo appear as http://m.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=35877484&id=1310743&l=a373e8038d, you might see it see as http://fb.me/3Bkj7CW, as Polaris Ventures’ Ryan Spoon noticed (see his screenshot, below).

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Fb.me also works as a substitute for any other Facebook page. So if you can write http://fb.me/starbucks instead of http://www.facebook.com/starbucks, as blogger Saad Kamal points out, meaning brands with Pages can more easily do things like share links to Facebook on Twitter.

Facebook has spent the last year improving mobile access to its services through its own mobile web site and device-specific apps as well as through tools for developers, carriers and device-makers to build their own apps and services. A shortened URL makes especially good sense here. In the screenshot, showing Facebook text alerts, you can clearly see that the shortened URL provides a simpler, easier to read user interface.

The company has made Facebook Connect a focus this past year, introducing ways for people to sign in to other sites using their Facebook identities and share information back and forth between those sites and Facebook. It has also been pushing users to be more open, most recently changing its privacy settings to get people to make content they share on Facebook also available on the web. It’s possible that the company will make fb.me the default for any content that users share publicly, in the hopes that the shortened URLs make for easier re-sharing.

It would also not be surprising to see Facebook provide analytics around shortened URLs, especially for Page content so Page owners can track web-wide sharing. Other increasingly common shortened URL features, like customizing the URL ending, would also make sense — especially given the option Facebook introduced earlier this year to let users and Page owners create their own vanity URLs.

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140 Responses to “Facebook Testing New URL Shortener, fb.me”

  1. FB.me: Facebook’s new URL Shortener Says:

    [...] Inside Facebook have spotted Facebook automatically shortening URLs for their mobile interface down to FB.me. [...]

  2. fb.me: Facebook Now Has Its Own URL Shortener Says:

    [...] Fb.me seems to be rolled out on a limited basis. As Inside Facebook points out, the Facebook URL Shortener is already in use on the mobile interface. Whenever links [...]

  3. URL SHORTNER FOR FB | UGM Social Media Marketing Says:

    [...] Fb.me seems to be rolled out on a limited basis. As Inside Facebook points out, the Facebook URL Shortener is already in use on the mobile interface. Whenever links [...]

  4. Daca Facebook are Fb.me, Google are propriul URL Shortener Goo.gl Says:

    [...] Inside Facebook au relatat despre sistemul automatic Facebook de scurtare a URL-urilor FB.me pentru interfata mobila a  Facebook. [...]

  5. Enigin Says:

    This is a very smart move from Facebook, the amount of links shared in their system could easily elevate it to the largest URL shortener on the net

  6. URL Shorteners Come To Google & Facebook Says:

    [...] its part Facebook is testing a URL shortener, primarily for use in mobile right [...]

  7. Facebook and Google Launch URL Shorteners | RPad.TV -- Raymond Padilla & friends talk games and geek culture Says:

    [...] — so popular that Facebook and Google have launched their own versions. Facebook’s Fb.me and Google URL Shortener are vying to become the king of the…uh…shorties. With millions [...]

  8. Harsh Agrawal Says:

    Not working for me on iPhone.. Guess need to wait for a while…

  9. This Post’s Headline Was Made Irrelevant by a URL Shortener – GigaOM Says:

    [...] URL shorteners to help their users share links that are short and simple. Facebook’s, fb.me, isn’t exactly rolled out yet, but it appears to automatically changes facebook.com links when they appear in its mobile [...]

  10. fb.me , el nuevo formato para acortar urls de facebook « El rincón seo de Raquel Says:

    [...] Fuente: Insidefacebook [...]

  11. The Innovation Report: Monday, Dec. 14 Says:

    [...] Facebook may have it’s own URL shortener. (Inside Facebook). No word on whether it can shorten your face. [...]

  12. Ryan Spoon Says:

    Thanks for the inclusion – FYI, the original post was here (it wasn’t linked to above):

    http://ryanspoon.com/blog/2009/12/12/facebook-rolls-out-fb-me-url-shortener/

  13. Eric Eldon Says:

    That was an oversight, Ryan. Sorry. Updated with link.

  14. [fb.me] Facebook aussi raccourcit les URL | Geek After All Says:

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  15. 0.2 » Facebook e Google lanciano all’unisono dei Servizi di URL Shortener Says:

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  16. Social Milestone » Blog Archive » Facebook Testing New URL Shortener, fb.me Says:

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  17. fb.me: Facebook Now Has Its Own URL Shortener | TwitTrix Says:

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  18. Bit.lyピンチ。FacebookとGoogleがURL短縮サービスに参入 Says:

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  19. Google URL Shortener is here Says:

    [...] after the huge success of TinyURL and Bit.ly now its time to get serious about this. According to Inside Facebook, Facebook has developed its own URL shortener in order to make its long urls more accessible. [...]

  20. fb.me: Facebook Now Has Its Own URL Shortener « @bbcommunity Says:

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  21. Google, Twitter, WordPress & Facebook: Publish/Subscribe Matrix Could Explode Into Glass-Smooth Platform « Joseph A. DePinto, LCSW @ MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Says:

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  24. Goo.gl & Fb.me Are Amateurs, Bit.ly Goes Pro Says:

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  25. Google und Facebook mit neuen Kurz-URL-Diensten goo.gl und fb.me Says:

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  26. Google and Facebook URL shorteners Says:

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  27. Google and Facebook Launch URL Shortening Services While Bit.ly Adds a Pro Offering | Search Engines Info Says:

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  28. Google y Facebook lanzan nuevos acortadores de URLs | Tinta Fantasma Says:

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  30. Where is Facebook headed? « Sharon Ideas Says:

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  43. Google y Facebook lanzan acortadores de URL, Bit.ly toma medidas con una versión Pro | Tuiter.com Says:

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  46. Google gets into the URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl « The Tech Guia Says:

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  47. Google and Facebook Launch URL Shortening Services While Bit.ly Adds a Pro Offering | Media News: Internet Marketing & Online Advertisng Says:

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  49. Google y Facebook lanzan acortadores de URL, Bit.ly toma medidas con una versión Pro | Ultimos Avances Says:

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  50. A brief history of the Internet address: From killer domains to URL shorteners |  BudiPutra.com Says:

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  51. Goo.gl - Google's url shortner | Tech Mania Says:

    [...] and many more to share via twitter when 140 characters are too less to share.In addition to these facebook have also launched their shortening service fb.me.Today Google has also joined in competition and started their own shortening service [...]

  52. The Fight For Data Intensifies | Regular Geek Says:

    [...] Earlier in the day, Facebook decided it wanted to get in on the analytics game as well, so it is now testing its own URL shortener, fb.me. This becomes more interesting as you see the potential identity implications. Take a look [...]

  53. Google and Facebook Launch URL Shortening Services While Bit.ly Adds a Pro Offering @ IronMonk – Web 2.0 Solutions Says:

    [...] Meanwhile, Facebook is testing a URL shortening service, using FB.me as a domain. It was first noticed via Facebook’s mobile interface. The shortening can be used for pages as well – for example – fb.me/starbucks. (via Inside Facebook) [...]

  54. לקצר את הכתובת עם גוגל, פייסבוק או bit.ly | Newsgeek Says:

    [...] הרשת החברתית הגדולה, נכנסת אף היא לתחום זה, ומשיקה את שירות הקיצורים fb.me. שירות זה, שכרגע מאפשר קיצורים בתוך הרשת החברתית בגרסת [...]

  55. Short is sweet now « My Thoughts on Technology, Management, … Says:

    [...] has a new URL shortener for URLs in its mobile interface while Google released a new similar service, available only for [...]

  56. Bericht: Facebook arbeitet an eigenem Kurz-URL-Dienst - Internet | News | ZDNet.de Says:

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  57. Google y Facebook lanzan sus propias herramientas para acortar URL « Ultred | Marketing Estrategico Says:

    [...] su parte, Facebook ha lanzado una herramienta similar, Fb.me, que acorta las direcciones para fomentar también el intercambio de links. Este sistema ya se [...]

  58. Bit.ly lança versão Pro do encurtador | Web Says:

    [...] finalizar, não que alguém se importe, mas o Facebook também lançou ontem o seu encurtador de URL, o fb.me. tecnoblog_634:http://tecnoblog.net/news/2009/bit-ly-lanca-versao-pro-do-encurtador.htm [...]

  59. Rustum Khan Says:

    wow Facebook url shortener is a heaven sent solution to check status on mobile devices

  60. Bit.ly lança versão Pro do encurtador - Bem vindo! Says:

    [...] finalizar, não que alguém se importe, mas o Facebook também lançou ontem o seu encurtador de URL, o [...]

  61. Google et Facebook chassent les liens hypertextes trop longs « Altavia Spindigital Says:

    [...] son côté, Inside Facebook révèle que Facebook teste de son côté son service de raccourci d’URL : [...]

  62. Facebook y Google ya tienen sus propios acortadores de URL | Pluswi.com Says:

    [...] – Blog Official Google | Inside Facebook Comparte esta entrada [...]

  63. Karan Batra Says:

    a good step forward for the online industry
    this was very much needed……
    hats off to the guys behind facebook…
    Another bill Gates in the making

  64. Facebook status updates « Social Networks Says:

    [...] Deze nieuwe functionaliteit zal worden ingebouwd, dus je hoeft hiervoor niks apart te installeren. Hier staan enkele voorbeelden van Facebook werknemers die de functie al aan het testen [...]

  65. facebookmarketing.de | Facebook Cover – FB.ME URL Shortener – Facebook Firefox Filter – 10 Millionen Facebook Nutzer – (Kurzmitteilungen 20) Says:

    [...] mit eigenem URL-Shortener Auch Facebook mischt im Wettkampf der Kurz-URLs mit. Der neue Dienst fb.me verkürzt seit kurzem automatisch die Links, die an das Mobile Interface ausgeliefert werden. Zudem kann fb.me auch als Ersatz für jede [...]

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  67. URL brevi, arriva la sfida di Goo.gl - The New Blog Times Says:

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  69. My Social Relevance Says:

    yeah this is good news, my blog titles are too long for most twitter updates.

  70. Facebook y Google se lanzan a los acortadores de URL , y Bit.ly responde con una versión Pro. « Aula Geek Says:

    [...] Más Información| Inside Facebook [...]

  71. Google, Twitter, WordPress & Facebook: Publish/Subscribe Matrix Could Explode Into Glass-Smooth Platform « tangobusiness.net Says:

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  72. Google y Facebook salen con acortadores de URLs « RSS2Blogs Says:

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  73. “Making URLs shorter for Google Toolbar and FeedBurner” and related posts « Twitter Says:

    [...] Facebook Testing New URL Shortener, fb.me - Inside Facebook [...]

  74. Facebook nun auch mit eigenem Kurz-URL Dienst fb.me Says:

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  80. Facebook Applications Says:

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  94. What Location3 is Reading 12.18.09 | expertSEM Says:

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    [...] interface. The shortening can be used for pages as well – for example – fb.me/starbucks. (via Inside Facebook) Last but not least, one of the most popular URL shortening services, Bit.ly, has announced a new [...]

  96. Hola PO! » Google y Facebook lanzan acortadores de URL, Bit.ly toma medidas con una versión Pro Says:

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  97. Short URL’s Are Entertainingly Out of Control Says:

    [...] officially a complete mess.  And it’s going to get a lot messier with the brand spanking new Facebook short URL fb.me.  I can’t wait to see Microsoft’s URL shortener – I’m guessing something like [...]

  98. Sense Says:

    Facebook started blocking bit.ly and tr.im links before this service was even available. What’s next, blocking all URLs that belong to Newscorp, since they own MySpace? Keep up the censorship, Facebook, and some other site will come along, copy what you’re doing without the head-up-ass restrictions, and you’ll have successfully made yourselves obsolete.

  99. Short URL’s Are Entertainingly Out of Control Says:

    [...] now officially a complete mess.  And it’s going to get a lot messier with the brand spanking new Facebook short URL fb.me.  I can’t wait to see Microsoft’s URL shortener – I’m guessing something like [...]

  100. YouTube Gets Short(er) Links, Too | Family Learning Center Says:

    [...] in the immediate wake of Google’s announcing short URLs (goo.gl) and Facebook experimenting with fb.me links, YouTube has made a gesture toward shorter web addresses, as [...]

  101. Goo.gl, Youtu.be, and Fb.me: URL shortening for everyone | Keystone Blog Says:

    [...] With the beginning YouTu.be, these URLs are used only for YouTube videos and nothing else. Facebook is the most recent to join in on the URL shortening fun with Fb.me. This URL shortener is used mainly for pictures and [...]

  102. YouTube Wades Into The Crowded URL Shortening Space Says:

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  103. Shorteners Getting Bigger : Words + Pictures = Web Says:

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  104. sharath Says:

    yeah fb.me, goo.gl, bit.ly, youtu.be i wonder what’s next…. but its all one big social networking strategy somehow…

  105. vaibhav Says:

    lol ! fb also into the game ! come on ! youtube, fb ..now next will be ork.ut !! hehehe

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    [...] finalizar, não que alguém se importe, mas o Facebook também lançou ontem o seu encurtador de URL, o fb.me. Indique: [...]

  108. Google lansează Goo.gl « Metode de promovare Says:

    [...] de servicii de scurtare URL atât pe Google cat şi pe Facebook (Fb.me) poate pune o presiune semnificativă asupra bit.ly, in prezent, fiind serviciul cel mai popular de [...]

  109. Avances de Google y los grandes para empezar el 2010 | GrupoHidalgo.com Says:

    [...] que sus blogs pueden ser publicados y leídos desde clientes de Twitter. Por otro lado, Facebook ha estado experimentando con su propio acortador de URL para evitar largos links a fotografías y páginas. Y sumado a eso, [...]

  110. Bit.ly を Goo.gl に替えるか? Says:

    [...] が、これはBit.lyも現在持ち合わせているものでしょう あわせて、同時期にFacebook が fb.me を携帯サイトで提供し 2009年12月23日には、YouTube がyoutu.be の提供を開始 [...]

  111. Social Media Round Up For December 2009 | Rise to the Top Blog Says:

    [...] According to reports Facebook started testing its own URL shortening service, which will initially focus on its mobile [...]

  112. beypazari Says:

    My iphone not working this new url shortener.

  113. FreshersWorld Says:

    Yuhuu..the new shorter URL..I late to know it..Thanks yaw… for this info :D

  114. Social Media Says:

    Well that nice to here it but i would like to know is it use by the user to shorten their profile url

  115. 縮址服務 « 柏直博客 Says:

    [...] Facebook專用縮址服務,但只限於facebook 非ID 嘅profile同埋Facebook page先可以用。個人覺得只係用响Blog或者公司嘅facebook page比較有用,而一般都係mobile facebook上自動轉址用比例多。 [...]

  116. sverigesradio.se döper om P1 till Program 1… | jardenberg unedited Says:

    [...] svenska klassikern shorl.com? På senare tid har till och med aktörer som Google, WordPress och Facebook börjar med egna varianter. De byter inte ut sina redan korta domäner över hela linjen, men de [...]

  117. URL Shortener und Redirects Says:

    [...] [...]

  118. Facebook Agency Says:

    Thats great but 2010 has started when will it going to be launched? I am waiting for that. Because it could help many peple to spread long url into short

  119. Dave Says:

    Urlshorts.info is a URL shortening service that I’ve created. It still needs tracking implementation.

  120. Annette Schwindt Says:

    fb.me doesn#t seem to work anymore. any iddea if this is just temporary or if they have abandonned it?

  121. Encurtadores de URL: uma disputa estratégica pela web em tempo real :: Tutoriais CTDO - Sua Base de Tutoriais Online Says:

    [...] anunciou que está experimentando com um serviço de encurtamento de URLs próprio, chamado fb.me. No mesmo dia (15), o Google lançou um  novo serviço, o  goo.gl, que é um encurtador de URLs [...]

  122. Bhavany Says:

    It is a very good service to be included with the existing ones because people can remember their face book url very easily.

  123. Varun Says:

    fb.me is working and this short URL makes my mobile access to Facebook easy

  124. Sjoerd Says:

    New name, same product. fb.me can get huge, because of the many facebook users.

  125. SARKARI NAUKRI Says:

    Easy to remember URL and good for mobile devices.

  126. fb.me , el nuevo formato para acortar urls de facebook – Posicionamiento en Internet (SEO) Says:

    [...] Fuente: Insidefacebook [...]

  127. Sarkari Naukri Says:

    yaah……..
    it is easy to remind small is now days more efficient with mobile media. :)

  128. How to tweak Says:

    Yeah fb.me, goo.gl, bit.ly, youtu.be i wonder what’s next…. but its all one big social networking strategy somehow

  129. Shoaib Hussain Says:

    m using fb.me for sometime now n its really sweet at what it does,infact i had started using it after I had read this post.

  130. Facebook Application Development Says:

    useful information regarding facebook to share.

  131. sarkari naukri Says:

    It is very useful for mobile gadgets.

  132. Sarkari Naukri Says:

    Easy to remember URL and good for mobile devices.
    New name, same product. fb.me can get huge, because of the many facebook users.

  133. Heather williams Says:

    Excellent information .. thanks for sharing .. :)

  134. Facebook 對於 URL Shortner (縮短網址服務) 的策略 « 網路誌 :: 數位‧網路‧社群 Says:

    [...] Facebook在去年使用了fb.me,當然希望大家都使用自己的短網址服務,因為這樣除了可以完全掌握統計資訊之外,也杜絕了別人分一杯羹的意圖。 [...]

  135. Funtumia Elastica Says:

    Why won’t Facebook (and other social networking sites) allow developers to insert some basic HTML code when users post messages, comments, tweets, etc.? The only reason my client is having issues with the monstrously long URL is because they simply want to say “Click HERE”, where the “HERE” is the actual (eg, monstrously long but real) hyperlink. All it would take is allowing the tag.

  136. New Employment News Says:

    Easy to remember URL and good for mobile devices.

  137. Bernhard von AN24 Says:

    Interesting hint. I am strained, which shortener-service will become generally accepted on a long-term basis.

  138. accident claims Says:

    Twitter really are making waves in the tech ocean, everyone is trying to keep in with them. Wonder how long it will be before the next big thing comes along to take over!?!

  139. Imdadali Says:

    Kg

  140. Sarkari Naukri Says:

    Easy to remember URL

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