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You could auto-lengthen the URLs. Twitter has a useful tool for this, e.g. http://search.twitter.com/hugeurl?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2F5rw4zb http://sea

• trezor 17y ago
  Or you could simply not use stupid URL shorteners which have absolutely no purpose anywhere on the internet. That one website (twitter) has a post limit of 140 characters doesn't mean we should spread the stupidity to everywhere else.
  • ivankirigin 17y ago
    I get a lot of value from bitly's analytics. Also, with their pushing clients like AIR apps, iphone apps, and email readers to include referrers, your site's analytics are going to get a lot better. URL shortening done wrong sucks. Don't use anything besides those that are really serious. Right now, bitly is the best option.
    • trezor 17y ago
      If you want analysis. why not use one of the numerous proven tools out there already, designed for this specificly? Not trolling. This is a serious question.
      • ivankirigin 17y ago
        What other tools can show you how a link spreads through a social network? That's why it is valuable - it is like analytics that Twitter / facebook etc have but don't expose