Initially Twitter automatically translated URLs longer than twenty-six characters using TinyURL, although it began using bit.ly instead in 2009[10] and later developed its own URL shortening service, t.co. By tracking links, you can greatly improve your website by getting rid of items that don’t work and optimizing the ones that do.
I like Bitly because it has a pretty interface and a login for all of the links you create. Shortcomings[edit] Short URLs often circumvent the intended use of top-level domains for indicating the country of origin; domain registration in many countries requires proof of physical presence within that country, although a redirected URL has no such guarantee. Whenever you post a link for a piece of content you are pushing out through Buffer it will create a shorter link that you are able to track and manage. All of our premium accounts can make an unlimited number of links that won't expire. It's one of the most widely used options out there, and you'll often find it integrated with lots of other services as well as third party apps like TweetDeck and TwitterFeed.
Note that all URLs in parameters should be encoded before they are entered as parameters. 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. This method can create some clever domains and also have the advantage of using the domain extension itself as part of the word or words you're trying to convey. The secret to high click-through rates involves some of the principles that apply to search engine optimization: Write a descriptive and catchy headline that’s relevant to most of your followers and have a network of people who are truly interested in hearing from you. The link subdomain does not support https out of the box. I think a few of these points are worth following up on.
Copying a link or image within a page To copy the address to a link or image within a web page, right-click the link or image and select Copy link address or Copy image from the drop-down menu that appears. Before we go any further, you must upgrade to Universal Analytics. It provides statistics on clicks and shares, creates QR Codes automatically, enables Image Recognition (just upload images to link to your URL), it supports iBeacons, and you can specify mobile deep links, etc. See how that one event isn’t named correctly, so it shows as undefined?
They are always trying to break into websites and cause irreparable damage to them. This is it. tinyurl.com/0a0b0c0 Buffer: In order to shorten your URLs, you need to schedule your posts through Buffer who will put your posts in a queue and schedule them to go out at the times you preset. In order for this to be enabled, you must integrate with App Indexing for Android and iOS. Add Campaign name and any other parameter (optional): Add the name of the campaign to differentiate between the different creatives you are running with that specific owned media source. Bitly may be the authoritative champ of URL shorteners in the Twitterverse (before t.co / Twitter was propelled a year ago), however Redirecting has analytics covered.