Use bit.ly to shorten a URL

bit.ly is the easiest way to make long links short, share and track them. You can see how many clicks, Twitter and Facebook shares a link has received with bit.ly? Give this little method a try and see what it can do for you!

Example: http://bit.ly/a1HWLD

Google is also offering URL shortening service: goo.gl

Facebook has launched a really URL shortener fb.me

The other important names in this segment are is.gd, tr.im, snurl, kl.am, snipurl, ff.im, ow.ly, adjix. Then there are shorteners of apps like Stumble upon, Digg, Wordpress, Posterous – Su.Pr, Diggbar, Wp.me and Post.ly. And today Tweetmeme, the Twitter Link Tracker announced the launch of rep.ly a short URL service to track URLs in the comment system.