Some link shorteners allow custom domains, and some don’t. Answers blocks postings that contain TinyURLs,[citation needed] and Wikipedia does not accept links by any URL shortening services in its articles.
Starting October 12, 2010, users could automatically generate QR codes that, when scanned with a mobile QR code reader, automatically directed users to shortened links.[9] This was later removed.[10] On May 29, 2012, Bitly announced "Bitmarks", a new search feature, with enhanced public profiles and an iPhone app.[11] Alternative domains[edit] .ly is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Libya. Undo Undo Shorten links ! @sqrl_in 18 Mar 2010 More Google entering the 'smart TV' market, reports say – SciTechBlog - CNN.com Blogs - Thanks. Privacy and security[edit] A short URL obscures the target address and can be used to redirect to an unexpected site. From there, you can click Export as CSV to download a list of contacts for each link result. Click error monitoring finds and logs any broken links for me. Example: South Park Studios uses cart.mn to recreate, in a shortened form, the name of one of its most well known characters.
If you are trying to make a quick buck on your visitors I suggest this site. Outbound links are the links which take visitors from your website to some other site on the web. Click Trackers, select NEW TRACKER and the Adjust Tracker Wizard will open up. Bitly also offers a paid version, but it's pretty pricey. See also[edit] [edit] External links[edit] URL redirection and shortening at Curlie (based on DMOZ) Comparison of URL Shortening Services, SearchEngineLand.
You may also right-click any highlighted section and choose Paste from the drop-down menu. For those who read their emails in a browser (like Yahoo Mail, Gmail, etc.), they would still need to have HTML turned on for it to work, and even then, the email client may restrict whether any scripts embedded in the email can execute.
A real-time dashboard with traffic analytics and referrer data shows how many people shared and clicked your links. bit.ly is a free service. Fortunately, we can gather outbound link details ourselves. Twitter even lets you schedule Tweets now ... sort of. Example: Nissan uses nssn.co Use initials: This tip works for personal or organization URL shorteners. Before we answer that question, lets first talk about why would you want to track links in Google Analytics? This has been risky in the past because errors can result whenever users manually enter links. Whether you send out marketing emails or occasional newsletters, you can use Google Analytics to track the effectiveness of your emails.