And if I was using Twitter.com to Tweet as I sometimes do, then I wouldn’t use one, I’d just let Twitter shorten it. Get everything hooked up Some services, such as Bitly, let anyone create a vanity URL shortener. On the Design step in the Content Builder, click the Preview and Test drop-down menu, and choose Enter Preview Mode.
Often regular unshortened links may be aesthetically unpleasing. When you schedule a link Tweet via Hootsuite, you can shorten the link to an owl.ly link. owl.ly/0a0b0c0 Google: As always, Google has something for you too.
Don't use your company name: URL shorteners can also be formed from product names, words common to your industry, slogans or even slang. Your analysis works best with enough users to run statistical analysis.
Undo Undo URL Shortener @URL_Shorteners_ 4 Dec 2012 More iPad users can connect with friends to count down til their favorite movie premieres! Find related extensions in the Utilities collection. This sounds like a lot of work if you want to track all your outgoing links. To use custom campaigns, you add UTM parameters to your URL which are then recorded in your custom analytics report. You can use your own short URLs to point to different pages on your site. Google Analytics does not track outbound links by default.
Abuse[edit] URL shortening may be utilized by spammers or for illicit internet activities. Our favorite is YOURLS, but Lessn More is another good free option. It's also worth considering leaving the most recognizable part of your name spelled out. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 15 May 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, May 15, 2011 Thanks. With TinyURL, you can actually customize the end letters and numbers as an option.