If you choose to disable the short URL, you can do so by deleting the entry that it is posted in. You can use this service with or without an account. This may sometimes be done using short, CAPTCHA-protected URLs, but this is not common.[3] Makers of URL shorteners usually register domain names with less popular or esoteric Top-level domains in order to achieve a short URL and a catchy name, often using domain hacks. Another reference to URL shortening was in 2001.[8] The first notable URL shortening service, TinyURL, was launched in 2002. Link shortening service vb.ly was shut down back in 2010 by Libya, which leads to the problematic fact of link shortening: you depend upon a third-party service to deliver visitors through your shortened links. 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.
Click tracking in Sailthru is done through your link subdomain. If you are looking for a URL shortener that is fully free of ads, Goo.gl can be a great choice. A few well-known websites have set up their own URL shortening services for their own use – for example, Twitter with t.co, and Google with goo.gl. A name everyone instantly trusts when they see the URL. You can also put it in your bookmarks instead of the links toolbar. You can shorten a link right away, although you’ll need to enter a CAPTCHA code.
By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that will not break in email postings and never expires. Without taking this step, visits from emails will be recorded inconsistently.
If you get stuck, you can try Domainr. This can help speed up the process. Social media dashboard and notifications keeps me on top of what people are saying online about our brands. 5 If you’re one of the many people who can’t stop checking Facebook and Twitter, you’re not alone.
In the “Auto-Append Link Parameters” field write the new or current parameter with its respective value, such as utm_medium=MorningEmail You can turn on this setting independent of the Link Tracking setting. Services available include an ordinary, easy-to-say word as the URL with a lifetime from 5 minutes up to 24 hours, creation of a URL which will expire on a specified date or after a specified period, creation of a very-short-lived URL of only 5 characters for typing into a smartphone, restriction by the creator of the total number of uses of the URL, and password protection. If you create a tracker in the dashboard - let’s say we call it “AdNetwork” - you’ll receive a URL like: Onto this URL, you are able to add the “campaign” parameter to segment users into different campaigns: Any user clicking on a URL with the “campaign=CAMPAIGN_1” parameter would be assigned to the “CAMPAIGN_1” sublevel within your top network tracker “AdNetwork”. Shortened links allow you to share long URLs in a Tweet while maintaining the maximum number of characters for your message. Tip: Storing unique values in the appropriate parameters can drastically improve report performance. Just get everything in a bit. Now, it’s trending to see people add and sharing links on Twitter as much as possible. More over, all these statistics & reports come with no cost. A few well-known websites have set up their own URL shortening services for their own use – for example, Twitter with t.co, and Google with goo.gl. You can cut and paste your shorter version and use it anywhere you like. You’ll want to choose one that uses a 301 redirect for certain. If you do nothing but add the tracking script to your pages, you’ll be faced with an endless stream of data and reports about user activity on your site. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 15 May 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, May 15, 2011 Thanks.