URL Shortener Good Or Bad For Website
April 29, 2009
When you list out the top 3 internet Buzz words; URL shortener comes next to social networking and micro-blogging.
A URL shortener is a Website that will create a short Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Web page address from a long one so that the short version, which is easier to remember and enter, can be used instead. The shortened URLs will never expire, and they can be easily shared and distributed in websites, forums, blogs, Instant Messengers, SMS and especially in social media services like Twitter, which allows users to post only 140 characters.
TinyURL, Bit.ly, Snurl, dwarfURL and Tiny.cc are some of the popular sites that offer URL shortening service. The shortened URL offers various advantages including easy management of links, promotion of sharing of site link, compile click data and useful user interface. Read more