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cli.gs, 2008 to 2026: from Twitter's fourth URL shortener to an affiliate network

Eighteen years of one domain: the Cligs shortener, the 2009 hack of 2.2 million links, the shutdown that became an acquisition, and the relaunch as an affiliate network.

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From the archive (2009): Mister Wong acquires Cligs

1 December 2009: instead of shutting down, Cligs was acquired by Mister Wong. The founder's farewell post as an excerpt, and what the new owners did with it.

From the archive (2009): Cligs shutting down

On 4 October 2009 Pierre Far announced the end of Cligs: short URLs are a feature, not a business. The announcement as an excerpt, and why the shutdown never happened.

From the archive (2009): Hack update, backup saves 93% of hacked URLs

The day after the June 2009 attack: 2,188,978 links had been edited, 93% were restored from backup, 161,232 were not. The numbers, as the founder published them.

From the archive (2009): Cligs got hacked, restoration from backup started

On 15 June 2009 an attacker used a hole in the link editor to point 2.2 million Cligs short links at one page. The founder's own account of the day, as an excerpt.

From the archive (2009): Cligs is the 4th most popular URL shortener on Twitter

May 2009: Tweetmeme and TechCrunch ranked Cligs fourth among URL shorteners on Twitter and fifth among all domains in links. The post, and what the ranking meant.

From the archive (2009): Analysis of linking patterns on Twitter

In January 2009 Pierre Far analysed 10.2 million tweets and 2 million links to see which domains Twitter users shared. 18 of the top 50 domains were URL shorteners. An excerpt.

From the archive (2008): Introducing Right Clig, geotargeted short URLs

In November 2008 Cligs launched Right Clig: one short link, a different destination per country, built for affiliate links. An excerpt and what became of the idea.