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		quizbiz on May 4, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IsNSFW.com - The Safe For Work way to share Not Sa... How are link shorteners monetized? I'm just curious because it seems everyone wants to start a niche URL shortener.

jmtulloss on May 5, 2009 [–]

I think they're just cheap enough to run that niche shorteners can easily be done without a monetization strategy.

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