If you want a more granular approach too, use the "Just-Discovered" tab to see brand new links that are pointing to your PDF. With the URL Shortener API you can write applications that use simple HTTP methods to create, inspect, and manage goo.gl short links from desktop, mobile, or web. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 21 May 2011 More Version 0.
Undo Undo URL Shortener @URL_Shorteners_ 20 Dec 2012 More Anonymous hackers Twitter count was suspended then reinstated. 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. Example for event tracking using the newer API:
Go to my.sailthru.com/pages and click a link to a hosted page. It allows for custom domains so you can brand your shortened link.
There are security implications, and obsolete short URLs remain in existence and may be circulated long after they cease to point to a relevant or even extant destination. 3. Tinyurl.com Most internet users (including me) thought that Bitly is the first ever URL shortener. Our link service measures information such as how many times a link has been clicked, which is an important quality signal in determining how relevant and interesting each Tweet is when compared to similar Tweets. In other words, if you can discover which half of your advertising isn’t working, you can focus only on the half that is working, you can literally double your profits. A link converted by Twitter’s link service is checked against a list of potentially dangerous sites. 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.
They never place a “naked” link on any other website, especially is its an affiliate link. Example: South Park Studios uses cart.mn to recreate, in a shortened form, the name of one of its most well known characters. We will show you how you can enable automatic tracking of all outbound links in Google Analytics with WordPress. We can also store your Google Analytics ID to track visits to your campaign pages and hosted campaign archive, so you can see traffic to these pages in your Google Analytics account. More » Goo.gl Here’s Google’s very own URL shortener, which is a popular choice that’s useful for just getting the job done as quickly as possible. Not all redirection is treated equally; the redirection instruction sent to a browser can contain in its header the HTTP status 301 (permanent redirect), 302, or 307 (temporary redirect). Let's say that you have a website with the homepage that is at: Entering that URL into TinyURL will create a URL like With this you can then redirect someone to anywhere within your site by appending a slash and the pages filename to it. When choosing a link shortener I take into account weather it provides opportunity to create branded shortlinks, change the target URL, how detailed and useful analytics are available, does it notify me if the link is broken. I like twitter because it stands out uniquely with awesome features. Typically, data: and javascript: URLs are not supported for security reasons. You can’t deny the usefulness of them with social media (especially Twitter) and the additional layer of analytics you can get on your links. Add retargeting pixels in short links to track interest in specific products and maximize advertisement ROI. This is compatible with most web browsers and platforms as long as your bookmarks or favorites allow javascript. When you check the box to enable tracking, we'll show the campaign title as it will appear in your Google Analytics account after the campaign is sent.