Shortened links allow you to share long URLs in a Tweet while maintaining the maximum number of characters for your message. Enter data in the required fields and click 'Track Now.' This utility will display the URL, and if it is indexed by search engines and its PR value.
Registering a short URL[edit] Some websites create short links to make sharing links via instant messaging easier, and to make it cheaper to send them via SMS. Tap the address bar once to highlight all of the text contained within it. Short URLs, for example, will be subject to linkrot if the shortening service stops working; all URLs related to the service will become broken. Before we answer that question, lets first talk about why would you want to track links in Google Analytics? To enable outbound link tracking, you need to add a little javascript to your website, and add a little code with each outgoing link that you want to track. Alternatively, if uppercase and lowercase letters are differentiated, then each character can represent a single digit within a number of base 62 (26 + 26 + 10).
In this example we have used Twitter. utm_medium parameter is used to describe what kind of medium we have used, in this example we have used a Tweet. utm_campaign parameter to define a campaign name, slogan, promo code, etc. utm_term parameter is used to identify paid search keywords. utm_content You could be using a variety of content types in a campaign, this element allows you to differentiate among them. For example, .in, the TLD for India, is good for names ending in the "en" or "in" sound. .es, Spain's TLD, is good for plural names ending in "-es". However, you or your publisher may want to use additional parameters to store information. Configure the mapping according to the following table: Drag the Search component to the mappings area of the framework. Before you move on, let me let you know that twitter blocks a lot of link shortening services and has since flag them negatively.
The process of copying and pasting a URL is almost a no-brainer, but often we come across those long URLs that look absolutely atrocious when pasting them in an email or on in a forum thread. Tracking Link Clicks with Event Tracking vs Virtual Pageviews You are also able to use virtual pageviews to track link clicks however, this technique may cause problems elsewhere.
Undo Undo URL Shortener @URL_Shorteners_ 17 Dec 2012 More Have you experimented with promoted tweets on ? Techniques[edit] In URL shortening, every long URL is associated with a unique key, which is the part after its top-level domain name. Upgrade to a premium account for more advanced features. Type or paste the full URL of the link that you want to add to your Facebook wall into the input field. Libya, for instance, exercised its control over the .ly domain in October 2010 to shut down vb.ly for violating Libyan pornography laws. It’s also popular so a lot of people recognize that a Bitly link is a shortened link and don’t automatically think it’s spam. For example, let’s say that you have a page on your blog where you sell an ebook. Examples of this are rickrolling, redirecting to shock sites, or to affiliate websites. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 5 Jun 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, June 5, 2011 Thanks. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 12 Jun 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, June 12, 2011 Thanks. Twitter.com: The truth is that the best URL shortener for Twitter is the one that’s built into Twitter. Often regular unshortened links may be aesthetically unpleasing.