You can copy a long URL and paste it in the URL text box of Bitly.com. When this feature is used, links to your site that Sailthru includes in your email campaigns are wrapped in a redirect URL beginning with link.
The tool is free and can be used whenever you want. As a result, many have been removed from online registries or shut down by web hosts or internet service providers. Tinyarro.ws, and qoiob.com use Unicode characters to achieve the shortest URLs possible, since more condensed URLs are possible with a given number of characters compared to those using a standard Latin alphabet.[citation needed] Services may record inbound statistics, which may be viewed publicly by others.[5] Expiry and time-limited services[edit] Many providers of shortened URLs claim that they will "never expire" (there is always the implied small print: so long as we do not decide to discontinue this service—there is no contract to be breached by a free service, regardless of "promises"—and remain in business).
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Simply enter your long URL and click the Shorten button. Facebook has this new colored status background feature that works when your status is short and straight to the point. Not only is this good for link shortening, but it is also good for SEO. Undo Undo URL Shortener @URL_Shorteners_ 4 Dec 2012 More Check us out on , too! Launch and use Now that you're all set up, you're ready to use your new URL shortener. Using them ensures all parameters on the tracking link are transferred and parsed correctly for all platforms, browsers and scenarios. It's possible to shorten regular custom links or OneLink URLs: Shorten Regular Custom Link You can use as many parameters as you'd like on a tracking link and use Shorten Link to convert the link to a short one.
The associated shorthand link and URL are logged in a registry database. The framework mappings determine the event and variable values. If your website has thousands of backlinks, you can forget about physically sitting down and tracking each link. On 14 August 2009 WordPress announced the wp.me URL shortener for use when referring to any WordPress.com blog post.[11] In November 2009, shortened links on bit.ly were accessed 2. You can use initials for one or more words or, if it works, all of them. Other URL shortening services provide a similar destination display.[32] Security professionals suggest that users check a short URL's destination before accessing it[citation needed], following an instance where shortening service cli.gs was compromised, exposing millions of users to security uncertainties.[33] There are several web applications that can display the destination URL of a shortened URL.[citation needed] Some URL shortening services filter their links through bad-site screening services such as Google Safe Browsing. This field should be used to compare broad categories of marketing you do (or may do in the future), like emails, cpc ads, postcards, etc. Customizable links Custom keywords, titles, limits on clicks and availability, you name it: make your short links as you like and change their settings at any time. So if you accidentally enter the wrong longer URL to the service, the new shorter URL can never be edited to associate it with a different longer URL.