In order to address the fear of linkrot happening when a link shortening service shuts down, the Internet Archive started the 301 Works project in an attempt to preserve the link shortening databases should participating services shut down. Undo Undo Shorten URL @ShortenURL 12 Jun 2011 More Statistics for Sunday, June 12, 2011 Thanks. In 2011, the bit.ly address was set to redirect to bitly.com.[clarification needed] The .ly TLD is controlled by the Libyan government, which has previously removed one domain deemed incompatible with Muslim law.[12] Any shortened URL generated with bitly can also be accessed by replacing that domain with any one of the following: bitly.com j.mp (registered to bitly, and using the top-level domain of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States). So, I bring the following best options of Bitly alternatives.
Custom Variables If using the affiliate sub IDs and source values are insufficient for passing through values on click to the landing page, you can set up custom variables to use in the offer URL and tracking link. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Another consideration is that some countries also restrict what content can be used their TLDs, so if you intend in shortening content that might be in violation of these laws, you'll need to find another TLD. Therefore it's important to keep a tack of the links to your website. If the request doesn't require authorization (such as a request for public data), then the application must provide either the API key or an OAuth 2.
In this case you can use Google’s Disavow Link tool in Google Webmaster Tools to let Google know that you don’t approve of that link. In general, don't remove vowels at the beginning of words, though.
And getting me a web page is kind of the most important thing the web does…Every redirect is a one more point of failure, one more domain that can rot, one more server that can go down, one more layer between me and the content. If these names are duplicated it can affect your attribution data's integrity as installs from your owned media are attributed to integrated partners. Many sites that accept user-submitted content block links, however, to certain domains in order to cut down on spam, and for this reason, known URL redirection services are often themselves added to spam blacklists.
Once you've found a domain you like, you'll need to register it. Whenever you paste a link into Buffer to be scheduled to post at a later time, it automatically shortens the link for you. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. In the Settings & Tracking section of the Campaign Builder, click Edit. Check the Track clicks box to enable click tracking, or uncheck the box to disable click tracking. Example: Nissan uses nssn.co Use initials: This tip works for personal or organization URL shorteners. But if all the links to you use a shorter version, that sort of defeats the point! How do you view your shortened links in HootSuite? Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better.