Another quick tip for tonight.<\/p>\n
If you want to share links with friends or would like to shorten URLs for your own convenience you can use a service such as Bit.ly<\/a> to help you out. If you sign up, you can not only create shorted URLs but also customise the shortened URL. For example, a bit.ly URL might look like http:\/\/bit.ly\/c2SHMX+ which by most accounts would be hardly memorable. Through customisation, you can specify the shortened URL to be something like http:\/\/bit.ly\/boydo<\/a> which is much better especially when you are verbally communicating URLs. Otherwise, some mail clients don’t like some of those really long URLs that you get on websites that use a CMS.<\/p>\n Another neat part of the service is that you can keep track of the number of clicks you get on your shortened URLs as well as a range of other statistics. You can also view a list of all of the shortened URLs you have created over time.<\/p>\n Best of all, the service is free to use for personal use so there’s no harm in giving it a try and seeing how it works for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Another quick tip for tonight. If you want to share links with friends or would like to shorten URLs for your own convenience you can use a service such as Bit.ly to help you out. If you sign up, you can not only create shorted URLs but also customise the shortened URL. For example, a … <\/p>\n