URL shorteners have been around forever, but they became considerably much popular as Twitter's popularity grew and users wanted to squeeze as many characters into tweets as possible. You might not have realized, but Twitter shortens every URL to 19 characters, whether the posted links is greater than or less than that number.
All major URL shortening services offer an option to preview what's behind their links, so you canould know exactly what you are visiting and thus avoid surprises. Shortening services Google's own goo.gl and bit.ly
for example, will show you additional stuffs like total clicks, a QR code, shares on social networking sites and the fully expanded URL, simply by appending a plus sign at the end of the shortened address.
for example, will show you additional stuffs like total clicks, a QR code, shares on social networking sites and the fully expanded URL, simply by appending a plus sign at the end of the shortened address.
a lot of publishers use them when posting to sites like Twitter ,G+ and Facebook to track who's clicking links on these sites. But as for your personal use: It's tough to see the purpose, unless you are similarly interested in analyzing and tracking how many of your friends click on links.
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