It looks like short links are here to stay, at least for a while longer. Bit.ly, the largest independent link shortening service out there, closed a $9 million Series B financing. (Correction: An earlier version of this story had $10 Million as the amount raised. The actual amount was $8.9 million). The round was led by RRE Ventures, with AOL Ventures also becoming a new investor.

The love/hate relationship between Yahoo‘s CEO and the rest of the world continues. Carol Bartz was recently interviewed by USA Today, and couldn’t help running her mouth