What is the use of tiny url

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by david.j, Jun 6, 2010.

  1. #1
    Helllo friends
    we are using tiny url, mostly we use it on twitter and facebook , its useful to seo purpose or not. what is it's advantage and disadvantage.
     
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  2. Whitey

    Whitey Active Member

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    One purpose is to obviously shorten URLs so they can fit better in the post, but it also hides the real link from search engines.
     
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    magda Notable Member

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    There's no reason for using it on FaceBook - on twitter an url shortener is a necessity because of the 140 character limit.
    Most url shorteners use a 301 redirect so they get counted as backlinks, and in theory, can pass PR. However, most of the places you use an url shortener, such as FaceBook and Twitter, are nofollow, so they're not passing linkjuice
     
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    I don't bother with shorteners, I figure why bother it's only going to gain me a few characters extra space and for my links I can usually still say what I need to in tweets anyway.
     
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    i think it makes things easier
     
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    there are multiple reasons for using tinyurl.

    1. shorten the url
    2. mask the url
    3. facebook/twitter use it so that spammers dont get any link juice which minimizes the spam
     
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    tiny URL is use for hide the original url
     
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    Hello Friend,

    There are two reasons .

    1. We can add more character so it is possible when we add short url.

    2. If our url will short and people will take interest , what is exact website .
     
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    Nice info..
     
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    Tiny URL shortens very long URLS into short URL. Tiny URL is much easier to memorize or use where space is limited such as text messages, chat (instant messaging) or email signatures. A Tiny URL is perfect for Twitter, Facebook profiles, Hide MySpace URLs, Shorten YouTube addresses, Shorten and share Amazon pages, Post on blogs, forums or message boards.
     
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