For short URLs, I’m using POPrl

Sep 22, 2008 2 Comments

I’ve been using Twitter quite a lot lately. And, given the community that I’m building up on it, I expect my usage of it continue to grow. Since each tweet is limited to 140 characters, if you are trying to include a link to a specific page on a site, it’s a given that you’re going to need to shorten the URL. I use Tweet Deck as my Twitter software of choice, and it has a feature that makes it simple to shorten a URL. You simply paste the URL in to the “Shorten URL” box, click the “Shorten” button and it does the work for you and even pastes the short URL in to your tweet when it’s done. It was this handy feature that first introduced me to POPrl.com.

So, what makes POPrl better than the rest, you ask? Stats.

Yesterday, I received a reply on Twitter from @POPrl that said, “@vegasgeek Did you know you can visit http://poprl.com/stats/0m1 to see who clicks on your link?” No, as a matter of fact I didn’t know that. I had been missing out on the best part of POPrl this whole time. I went to their site and found that they also have a bookmarklet that you can add to your browser. I created a quick video to show you how easy their bookmarklet works.

To see the stats for your link:

That’s it, you are now seeing stats for your shortened URL.

For a stats junkie like me, this extra feature makes all the difference in the world. Way to go the extra mile!

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2 Responses to “For short URLs, I’m using POPrl”

  1. Mike, Lead Developer POPrl.com Sep 23, 2008 at 6:33 am

    Thanks for your praise of POPrl.com. It's always nice when someone appreciates your work.

  2. John Hawkins Sep 23, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    @Mike Thanks for stopping by! Great work on POPrl. Feel free to drop by and leave a note when you update POPrl with even more great features.