Public API tny.im has a public API that allows developers to integrate this service with their websites and applications. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Such URLs are difficult to memorize, type-out or distribute.
Now let’s quickly see how to shorten links on Twitter in the easiest and user-friendly way possible. 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.I haven’t heard of any account getting banned for using a URL shortener, so you should be in the clear to use any URL shortener of your choice.
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. So if you have a page at , you can use the URL and going to this URL will forward the visitor to the page in your website. Contents Purposes[edit] There are several reasons to use URL shortening. URL Shortener If you’ve never used an URL shortener, Bitly makes it easy, even without you having to register on its site. For example, if you run campaigns with Network-X, all users that come from Network-X are grouped under the tracker Network-X Installs. Further data will appear in the Behavior > Events pane after a few hours.Success and money are just a consequence if you use the right techniques and tools.
This data is useful in aggregate to determine the response to your emails, including attributing purchases to sends, and also at the individual level to determine a user’s engagement and interaction with Lifecycle Optimizer rules and Audience Builder filters. Perhaps, you can try improving your ad and then do A/B testing. Examples of this are rickrolling, redirecting to shock sites, or to affiliate websites. Use an online search tool: One great tool for coming up with good domains for URL shorteners is Domai.nr, which lets you type in a full company name and the site suggests variations of it using numerous alternate extensions and other methods mentioned here and even links you to where you can purchase the domains (this is especially handy for country TLDs). To view stats for your custom campaigns go to Google Analytics Reporting » Traffic » Sources » Campaigns and you will see something like this. Click Macro Redirect You can specify a custom click macro by first enabling the offer tracking setting, and then passing in a URL using the following parameter: redirect For this parameter, you can include either the {redirect} or {eredirect} macro to track your clicks in another tracking system.
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. Authenticate your Google Analytics profile or enter UA-Code manually. Use A Custom Domain With Link Shorteners With services like Domainr and IWantMyName, you can easily get a custom domain to use with link shorteners. Links can always be maintained in these situations when the network share on the link source computer is changed. Starting October 12, 2010, users could automatically generate QR codes that, when scanned with a mobile QR code reader, automatically directed users to shortened links.[9] This was later removed.[10] On May 29, 2012, Bitly announced "Bitmarks", a new search feature, with enhanced public profiles and an iPhone app.[11] Alternative domains[edit] .ly is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Libya. The more clicks you get on your AdF.ly links, the more money you earn. You can also log into your Buffer account on the web or by downloading the mobile app to track your analytics and see how many clicks that your links have gotten. The nice thing about it is that it’s a short link, about 70% smaller than the permalink for this post. If you’re not tracking your links, you’re probably leaving tons of money on the table, spending more than you can afford, and struggling to keep up with dozens of online marketing campaigns. Creating the External Link Tracker The last step is to send the link click event, along with the anchor text and URL, to Google Universal Analytics. Undo Undo Shorten links ! @sqrl_in 2 Mar 2010 More Ten big ideas from TED - CNN.com - Thanks.