What is a URL shortener?
A URL shortener is an online application that allows the user to enter a full URL for any specific web page, click on a button, and automatically shortens a long wordy URL to a short domain name and uses a 5 or 6 character code. When users are clicking on that short links they are redirected to the original URLs just as if they had entered or clicked on that
Best URL Shorteners:
1. www.goo.gl
Features:
** Official URL shortener from Google.
** Reliable and trusted.
** Shows real time click analytics on hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and all time basis of all the short Google links.
** Public Stats
2. www.bit.ly
Features:
** Organize your links Bundle links privately or publicly around a theme. Invite collaborators.
** Count your clicks See how popular your shared links become.
** One-stop sharing A single way to share your links across Facebook, Twitter, and email.
Features:
** Browser toolbar
** Control your alias by providing a custom one
** URL Redirection
** Hide Affiliate URLs
** Preview Feature
4. www.tiny.cc
Features:
** Monitor Traffic Statistics
** Edit Your Links
** Make Your Custom URLS
** Preview Links
** Referers to tell you where your traffic comes from
5. www.safe.mn
Features:
** Custom URLs
** All Links are thoroughly verified for viruses, malware, phishing, malicious content, session stealing, cross-site scripting attacks, etc
** Links are Publicly Available
6. www.adf.ly
Features:
** Place Your Links on Social Networks
** Earn Cool Cash From Anybody that visits your URL
** Link Statistics
7. www.su.pr
Features:
** URL shortener.
** It allows you to syndicate content to StumbleUpon, Facebook and Twitter at the same time
** Suggests the best time of day to post
** Allows you to schedule posts in the future.