Bit.ly allows users to shorten, share, and track links (URLs) for free. Reducing the URL length makes sharing easier. Unique user-level and aggregate links are created, allowing users to view complete, real-time traffic and referrer data, as well as location and metadata.
1. Easy to use and saves your URL history of short URL’s that you created and get a complete history.
Every bit.ly link has an Info page that shows the number of clicks and other relevant data like .
2. It gives you real time stats about clicks, converisations and metadata
bit.ly Search simply looks for Twitter posts containing a search term you enter and returns the posts that contain both your term and a bit.ly link. The results also show the number of clicks on each bit.ly link.
Total Clicks, Long Link URL, Conversations (if the like has been posted on Twitter, Friendfeed and if any comments on the page, Locations from which the link has been clicked on and it also provides you some Metadata info (Data about the source URL gathered from both the source and external services) on the same page.
3. Integrated to be shared very easily across websites
You can easily share this bit.ly link via Twitter, Gmail, Facebook, and your default Email client.
4. Provides useful insights about the geographical location of the bit.ly clicks in real-time
Bit.ly links provides real-time statics about the Clicks, Referred and location of the click in real time. This is very helpful for webmasters to analyze and geographically target the websites content.
5. Warns about spam links generated by bit.ly
All links through several independent services to check for spam, suspected phishing scams, malware, and other objectionable content. We currently include Google Safe Browsing, SURBL, and SpamCop in our operations. For Firefox browser users, Bit.ly also have a Preview Plugin that allows you to view more information about a link before clicking. If you are a Twitter user, similar preview features are offered by Tweetdeck.
Bonus: Bit.ly links are great for sharing because they won’t break in emails and they never expire. Do you use bit.ly? like it? Post your comments below and let us know!!
