Smartphone users now prefer bezel-less phones to large devices with not so good/large screen. Short.cm also provides an API for developers and Google Chrome extension for better experience. It’s one of the earliest link shorteners out there and allows you to customize the actual shortened link (again, if the customization is not yet taken). Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Add Campaign name and any other parameter (optional): Add the name of the campaign to differentiate between the different creatives you are running with that specific owned media source. In the background, Analytics sends data by requesting an image beacon.
All you need to do is register the domain and make a few changes to the domain configuration. On 14 August 2009 WordPress announced the wp.me URL shortener for use when referring to any WordPress.com blog post.[11] In November 2009, shortened links on bit.ly were accessed 2. Upgrade to a premium account for more advanced features.
Before the plain-text version of your campaign is sent, links will look something like this example. Search Engines and Link Indexing Two methods that search engines use to discover links and pages: 1) Webmasters can inform search engines about new links with a submission form.
Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. For segment A, the value will be “A”, for B, “B” and “Final” for the Final version of the AB Winner/Auto Winner test. If you navigate to a previously claimed URL, you may see a page that reads Profile Not Found. Whatever the case, the answer seems to be using a link shortener. Firing Rules: Set to All Pages You want Tag Manager to listen for all link clicks on all pages – so just check the preconfigured firing rule for “All pages”.
Google Analytics does not track outbound links by default. This allows you to create new trackers on the fly by using data that is available to you when the user clicks an ad. When choosing a link shortener I take into account weather it provides opportunity to create branded shortlinks, change the target URL, how detailed and useful analytics are available, does it notify me if the link is broken. Don't use your company name: URL shorteners can also be formed from product names, words common to your industry, slogans or even slang. We have already discussed how Google treats websites with spam links. In April 2009, TinyURL was reported to be blocked in Saudi Arabia.[27] Yahoo! Was your Google Analytics account set up after the campaign went out? 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.