Bitly also offers a paid version, but it's pretty pricey. This is compatible with most web browsers and platforms as long as your bookmarks or favorites allow javascript. Unfortunately, the 140-character limit for tweets might make it difficult to get the entire video URL into the message. Notice we added our own custom tracking text to the parameter so we could tell this link was the “Services Brochure”. Type any message that you want to add to the link into the text input field.
Owned Media email and SMS campaigns, web site banners and landing pages, viral posts on social media or even QR codes on physical posters. Bag.gy is a standard link shortener, too, with password protected link options if you want them. These extensions are easily obtained and generic enough for almost any organization to use. Typically, it’s used for recording on-page JavaScript-controlled interactivity such as opening a widget or making an Ajax call. This can break your links and disable the tracking if these are not accepted by your website. When a visitor clicks on your tracking link, LinkTrackr places a cookie on the user’s computer, as well as generate a unique Click Tracking ID or CTID.
Linkrot[edit] The convenience offered by URL shortening also introduces potential problems, which have led to criticism of the use of these services. URL shorteners typically work by redirecting users using a special server response commonly referred to as a "301." This tells the browser that the resource at your short URL has been permenantly moved to the full URL's location.
Libya, for instance, exercised its control over the .ly domain in October 2010 to shut down vb.ly for violating Libyan pornography laws. Just keep in mind that there are a couple more characters in this option as compared to others like Bit.ly, Goo.gl and Ow.ly, so it's not exactly the shortest URL shortener.WordPress Short URL for Twitter Jan 08, 2010 Tags: TipsWordPress You may have noticed that Twitter no longer automatically shorten URLs in the tweets. There are several techniques to implement a URL shortening. See if you are using Classic Analytics (ga.js) or Universal Analytics (analytics.js).