Dec 13

Top 10 Most Popular URL Shorteners on the Web

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Top 10 Most Popular URL Shortening Services on the Web

URL shortening services or URL shorteners are starting to get popular,

especially now that Twitter has become famous and where every character counts. URL shortening services are also now being used because more and more URLs are starting to get long, and usually when these long links are sent in an email they would break. The question now is, which one is the best to use when new services with unique features are emerging every day? Below are the top 10 popular URL shortening services currently being used by the majority. I hope this article can help you in deciding which one to use.

10. twurl.nl

Customizable URL: No | Tracking: Yes | 301 Redirect: No (303 Redirect instead) | Features: Most popular items linked in last hour, bookmarklet, built in to Twhirl.

9. ad.vu

Customizable URL: No* | Tracking: Yes | 301 Redirect: No | Features: Optional ads that share revenue, scheduled Tweeting, *use your own domain name as the link URLs, bookmarklet, option to use ad.vu.

8. dwarfurl.com

Customizable URL: No | Tracking: Yes | 301 Redirect: No | Features: Password Protection of links. Links never expire.

7. snipurl.com

Customizable URL: Yes | Tracking: Yes | 301 Redirect: Yes | Features: Popular snips, snip search, RSS feed for snips, export to Excel, claim snips before you registered, edit snips.

6. is.gd

Customizable URL: No | Tracking: No | 301 Redirect: Yes | Features: Really bleeping short URLs, bookmarklet, Firefox plugin, built in to Twhirl.

5. budurl.com

Customizable URL: Yes | Tracking: Yes* | 301 Redirect: Yes | Features: Detailed, real time stats (*if you upgrade) this is the only service with fees but there is a free version.

4. cli.gs

Customizable URL: Yes | Tracking: Yes | 301 Redirect: Yes | Features: Stats are private, real time and very detailed, geotarget URLs based on country of visitor, bookmarklet.

3. tr.im

Customizable URL: Yes | Tracking: Yes | 301 Redirect: Yes | Features: Uses Twitter or identi.ca info for login, bookmarklet.

2. tinyurl.com

Customizable URL: Yes | Tracking: No | 301 Redirect: Yes | Features: Toolbar button

1. bit.ly

Customizable URL: Yes | Tracking: Yes | 301 Redirect: Yes | Features: Saves copy of page linked to, tracks “conversations”, Twitter search fo uses of shortened URL, bookmarklet, import to Google spreadsheets.