The first of my conquests on my journey through Widget Land has been to sign up to www.bit.ly
I have long been a fan of www.tinyurl.com which takes long URLs and turns them into something shorter – which is ideal when you are doing a lot of publishing of information (both online and offline).
And when I saw a newcoming in the pack (www.bit.ly) I didn’t think it was worth investigating – I was happy with what I had.
However, once you start Twittering, it helps to have the sortest URLs possible. And bit.ly takes up less space than tinyurl.com. So, I decided to have a look. And I was well impressed. Not only does it do the same job as TinyURL it also has these great additional features:
- If you sign up, you can post direct to Twitter
- If you add the Bookmarklet to your toolbar, you can convert the URL of the site you are on at a click of a button
- If you’re so inclined, you can track how many visits each link generates
Not only do these save time, they make it just as simple as possible to share interesting sites and articles with others. And it’s fun! Which in turn makes you more inclined to do it. After all, that’s the power of online communities: sharing information.
Summary: it is a must for Twitterers.
With regards,
Cat Young
STW
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