URL Shortners

It always bothered me when I wanted to share a url online but had to paste a link that was over a hundred characters long.  It’s incontinent and sometimes hard on the eyes.  I didn’t know what URL shorteners were until Professor Smith used them in class for out reading assignments and then was exposed to them again when I copy and pasted a link into Twitter, and it was automatically converted into a tinyurl. 

5 Reasons Why URL Shorteners Are Useful:

1. They make links more manageable
   
2. They can track and compile click data
   
3. They can be transformed into social media services
   
4. They can provide users useful features
   
5. They promote sharing
   

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