Example for event tracking using the newer API:
Techniques[edit] In URL shortening, every long URL is associated with a unique key, which is the part after its top-level domain name. Our favorite is YOURLS, but Lessn More is another good free option. Owned Media email and SMS campaigns, web site banners and landing pages, viral posts on social media or even QR codes on physical posters. We work every day with a great team to enhance the quality of our customers experience.Create an email and enter your waybill number(s) in the contents--up to 50 at a time.
In addition to using bit.ly as a tool integrated into third-party tools you can also use it directly at the bit.ly website. Clickmeter can also be used as a URL-shortening tool with advanced click-tracking.
The goo.gl service provides analytics details and a QR code generator.[citation needed] On 30 March 2018 Google announced that it is "turning down support for goo.gl over the coming weeks and replacing it with Firebase Dynamic Links" (although existing goo.gl links will continue to function).[19] Advantages[edit] The main advantage of a short link is that it is, in fact, short, looks neat and clean and can be easily communicated and entered without error.[20] To a very limited extent it may obscure the destination of the URL, though easily discoverable; this may be advantageous, disadvantageous, or irrelevant. Then, along came some Google algorithm updates and the Penguin put an end to it all. It works almost immediately and you can shorten as much as you want, anytime. I also worry that because shorteners are essentially open proxies of HTTP they’ll be exploited by spammers and malware distributors to the point where businesses, anti-phishing, and anti-virus services will be forced to block them.
Additionally, Bit.do also allows you to set a custom short URL without having to create any account. Under Tracking, click the Google Analytics link tracking box. The Basics Behind URL Shortening The simplest way to describe URL shortening might be to describe how some of the existing URL shortening sites work. You need to make sure tag manager associates the event with this tag. 1 billion times.[1] Other uses of URL shortening are to "beautify" a link, track clicks, or disguise the underlying address. See the company's blog to learn more about the changes that are taking place. More » TinyURL.com TinyURL used to be one of the top shortening choice in the past, and people still use it a lot today, however it does include a couple more characters compared to others like Bit.ly and Goo.gl. Unfortunately, reports would be misleading if one or more outbound sites didn’t use Analytics.