Comments on: HootSuite’s Ow.ly Shortener Just Got Better

By: Nicholas Scott

Nicholas Scott — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:34:42 +0000

The free features of HootSuite allow users to create numerous social network streams and view them in a clean, friendly interface, dispatching messages to multiple networks simultaneously. But to get at much of the site’s sophisticated reporting power, you’ll have to open your wallet.
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By: William Cox@golden gate estates real estate

William Cox@golden gate estates real estate — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:43:08 +0000

Choice is always good in any situation. URL shorteners are definitely of great importance as for statistics, branding, and convenience. Both Ow.ly and Ht.ly continue to provide deep click-through statistics. It’s important to note though that using the social bar with Ht.ly doesn’t create that much impact as far as SEO is concerned. Most search engine spiders are passed straight through for indexing and ranking.
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By: Emman@backlink energizer review

Emman@backlink energizer review — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:01:04 +0000

I am just new to ow.ly but it looks more powerful than the other shortener
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By: Shannon Rednour

Shannon Rednour — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:56:45 +0000

I have been using hootsuite for a couple of weeks now and do share your love for it. One downside to the ow.ly integration that I’ve found is that although hootsuite says that using ow.ly links will automatically pull into analytics, any custom analytic reports that I build in hootsuite show “zero” traffic from ow.ly links. But if I go into the individual ow.ly links I’m seeing linkbacks of 100+ hits.

Hopefully hootsuite will correct soon, as their interface and visualization tools are top notch.

By: Ileane

Ileane — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:41:40 +0000

Thanks Dylan.

By: Dylan Ko

Dylan Ko — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:21:25 +0000

http://blog.hootsuite.com/htly-owly/

This article from official HootSuite blog is really helpful for you.

By: Ileane

Ileane — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:14:41 +0000

Hi Allie, glad I cleared up the difference between ow.ly and ht.ly for you. It’s funny how I wrote this post months ago (I actually imported it from an old blog) but it’s one that brings in search traffic. HA!

You’re right I really need to update the post with all of the latest features, thanks for the list of services. Earlier today I ran across a post comparing the speed of the Goo.gl link shortener with some others including ow.ly and bit.ly. I think you’ll find it interesting.

I really appreciate the feedback. Enjoy your weekend Allie!

By: Allie

Allie — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:05:35 +0000

I have been a Hootsuite user for a couple of weeks now and love it! But I was confused with the difference between ow.ly and ht.ly and you cleared that up for me. Dumb, I never clicked on my own links to see the social bar at the top when I use ht.ly. Shortening the links to either is so easy when you use Hootsuite. I was using bit.ly and hated going back and forth between the 2.
Update for free Hootsuite: the allow access/streams for
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By: Ileane

Ileane — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:47:29 +0000

Harsh, I agree. I’m really disappointed to hear that HootSuite will be charging for Premium access to multiple social network accounts. It’s going to be very interesting to see how long that will last. It’s a great tool but I’m sure those of us that love it so much will find other alternatives.

There’s an interesting Twitter app that I beta tested that you might want to take a look at. It’s not a replacement for HootSuite but it’s got some powerful features. Check out Twylah when you get a chance and let me know what you think.

Thanks!

By: Harsh Agrawal @blogging tips

Harsh Agrawal @blogging tips — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:23:49 +0000

With the current news of Hootsuite becoming Premium from Fremium I believe this shortener won;t make a difference for me. I used to be an avid lover of Hootsuite since it was free and 1 of the best Twitter web client for managing multiple twitter profile + auto RSS feeding..
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By: Ileane @ Basic Blog Tips

Ileane @ Basic Blog Tips — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:53:38 +0000

Hi Chicago Bears Hats, what do you use as your Twitter client? I think a lot of people like using bit.ly I use it sometimes too.
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By: Chicago Bears Hats

Chicago Bears Hats — Sat, 29 May 2010 04:59:53 +0000

owl.ly sseems to be gaining steam but I am pretty loyal to bit.ly at this point.
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By: Ileane Smith

Ileane Smith — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:33:09 +0000

Hi Cowvin, You can find lots of free ebooks about Twitter. I’ll find one for you and give you the link soon. Please come back for more info on Twitter. Thanks.

By: Cowvin

Cowvin — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:21:15 +0000

Nice one. I have been using hootsuite for quite some time now for social media marketing. I am currently checking in on book stores and even garage sales for books about twitter and how I can fully use it’s potential. It’s always good to get the edge by getting the latest news and updates. Thank you!

By: Ileane Smith

Ileane Smith — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:15:47 +0000

I agree. The good thing is that HootSuite is such a great tool that all of the users are doing the promotions for them. I’ll spread the word whenever I can. Thanks for stopping by Harsh!

By: Harsh Agrawal

Harsh Agrawal — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:24:35 +0000

Yah I see that and it’s good. They have an option to upvote an article using their bar, I believe they should promote this thing as this will increase the interaction and usage of their URL shortener
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By: Ileane Smith

Ileane Smith — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:30:01 +0000

Thank you!

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Bishwajeet Mahato — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:37:49 +0000

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