Your analysis works best with enough users to run statistical analysis. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 18 May 2011 More Revision 357: Removed: piurl.com, tr.im, kl.am; Added: min.ms, mrte.ch, v.gd; Thanks. When you are using HootSuite, you can shorten any URL to an ow.ly or ht.ly link.
You are also able to use the same tools such as bookmarklets and third-party apps using their API with your custom domain name. It's simply to use: When you're on a page you want to create a shortened link for, just click the button in your toolbar or set up a keyboard shortcut. (Actually, you can set up a ton of shortcuts if you want, available in the extension's options, but a simple "Copy url" shortcut is the most obviously useful—maybe Ctrl+Shift+C.) The shortened URL will be automatically copied to your clipboard, and you still get all the nice stats tracking built into the goo.gl web site. Use insights from tracking reports to understand who my customers are, spot product micro trends and ratchet up results on the next campaign.
If you are using something else, then please share that in the comments below.Link tracking is what seperates the men from the boys in online advertising. Unless you want to track URLs, you have no need to run to an outside website in order to make your URLs smaller, Twitter only counts links for a certain number of characters now.
Open the app where you would like to paste the address. Linkrot[edit] The convenience offered by URL shortening also introduces potential problems, which have led to criticism of the use of these services. This article is part of our HasOffers Basics series. The next page will show you a shortened link. 7. Hanselman was redirected through a convoluted path that used link shortening for analytics and tracking, and found the end result frustrating from a user standpoint. It is a legitimate concern that many existing URL shortening services may not have a sustainable business model in the long term.[12] In late 2009, the Internet Archive started the "301 Works" projects,[25] together with twenty collaborating companies (initially), whose short URLs will be preserved by the project.[12] The URL shortening service ur1.ca provides its entire database as a file download, so if its website stops working, other websites may be able to provide ways to correct broken links to URLs shortened with its service.
It’s also popular so a lot of people recognize that a Bitly link is a shortened link and don’t automatically think it’s spam. Use short links with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Beacons for asset tracking and proximity marketing. You can also get a visual glimpse of your engagement for a different perspective. This can be added to existing JavaScript files or in a script block as long as it’s loaded somewhere within the HTML body (ideally, just before the closing tag). jQuery (or your alternative) must be loaded first although the Google Analytics tracking code can appear anywhere on the page. /* Track outbound links in Google Analytics */ (function($) { "use strict"; // current page host var baseURI = window.location.host; // click event on body $("body").on("click", function(e) { // abandon if link already aborted or analytics is not available if (e.isDefaultPrevented() || typeof ga !== "function") return; // abandon if no active link or link within domain var link = $(e.target).closest("a"); if (link.length != 1 || baseURI == link[0].host) return; // cancel event and record outbound link e.preventDefault(); var href = link[0].href; ga('send', { 'hitType': 'event', 'eventCategory': 'outbound', 'eventAction': 'link', 'eventLabel': href, 'hitCallback': loadPage }); // redirect after one second if recording takes too long setTimeout(loadPage, 1000); // redirect to outbound page function loadPage() { document.location = href; } }); })(jQuery); // pass another library here if required The event is recorded with the category name ‘outbound’, action name ‘link’ and the value set to the URL of the outbound page. Further data will appear in the Behavior > Events pane after a few hours.Track outbound links Find out when users click a link to leave your site. Another privacy problem is that many services' shortened URL format is small enough that it is vulnerable to brute-force search. It took me a while to realize all the features Bitly has to offer, and now it’s my favorite go-to page for when I need to share links with a little style. Because we’re creating an event to track clicks on a specific type of link! One good way to do this is to use Domai.nr, which links directly to registrars for many domain extensions. Top-level domains of countries such as Libya (.ly), Samoa (.ws), Mongolia (.mn), Malaysia (.my) and Liechtenstein (.li) have been used as well as many others.