Also, you can choose the redirect type of your link, depending on whether you plan on changing your destination URL in the future. Or maybe you’re an organizer that’s spending a significant amount of money or time working on getting your event featured in a publication or email blast. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 20 Jun 2011 More Revision 362: * Updated toolbarbutton styles Thanks.
TweetDeck and Seesmic (TweetDeck’s direct competitor) both offer numerous URL-shortener options (bit.ly, is.gd, TinyURL, and twURL), but only bit.ly offers click tracking. Click the “Shorten” or “Tiny!” button to shrink the size of the URL. While URL shorteners have had some incredible usage tied to the growth (and constraints) of Twitter, I question their sustainability as a business. Before you move on, let me let you know that twitter blocks a lot of link shortening services and has since flag them negatively. As an example, their tracking system could have a macro for ad placement that you use to replace "AFF_SUB", and another macro for traffic source that you use to replace "SOURCE". Twitter will use this to make your timeline better.
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Some URL shortening sites, such as TinyURL.com, will also offer you an option to specify your own “key” or alias for the longer URL you supply. Using them ensures all parameters on the tracking link are transferred and parsed correctly for all platforms, browsers and scenarios. It's possible to shorten regular custom links or OneLink URLs: Shorten Regular Custom Link You can use as many parameters as you'd like on a tracking link and use Shorten Link to convert the link to a short one.
If you are using WordPress, you can take advantage of the default permalink structure to shorten URLs. With the URL Shortener API you can write applications that use simple HTTP methods to create, inspect, and manage goo.gl short links from desktop, mobile, or web. There is no denying in the fact that a short URL saves you the space, but it adds style quotient too. The Click Map shows you a visual representation of how each link performed in your campaign. You can see when you created the link, how many people have clicked on it, and a few more details. Create smart link targets to automatically route visitors by language or operating system so that we end up with engaged customers instead of bounces. Here’s an article that will show you how to shorten links for Twitter. Such scripts avoid many issues with shortening services, keep the domain name as part of the shortened link, and can be made private.