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The 8 best URL shorteners for engagement and tracking in 2022

Sprout Social

Since the beginning of the World Wide Web, Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) have been one of the primary methods for jumping from one webpage to another. Unfortunately, URLs become long and complex as subdomains, subdirectories and tracking codes are added. As social media grew in popularity, lengthy URLs began to present a problem.

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12 of the Best Link Shorteners That Aren’t the Google URL Shortener

Hootsuite

But if you’re a URL, shorter is better, pretty much every time. That’s why URL shorteners are such handy tools. And unlike a certain kitchen cupboard, URL shorteners are in reach of anyone with an internet browser—social media managers, regular everyday Facebook moms, small business owners, and TikTok tweens of all heights.

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How to Plan a Winning Cross-Platform Campaign: Tips and Examples

Hootsuite

If your brand has accounts on multiple social media accounts, your job involves juggling metrics, audiences, and goals specific to each platform. Wondering how to turn a bunch of scattered social media post ideas into a cohesive, powerful cross-platform campaign that leverages the best opportunities of each platform?

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How to increase Twitter followers for your business

BeingOptimist

Recently Twitter was acquired by Elon Musk , the reason why the founder of Tesla acquired this social media platform was to support free speech. Since the transform of the ownership everyone around the world was suspicious about the company stability but let me tell you that Twitter is going to stay here for long time.

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Twitter Notes Explained: How To Go Beyond 280 Characters

Hootsuite

Twitter has been testing Twitter Notes, a nifty feature that lets writers publish long-form content directly on the platform. Yup — users may no longer need to upload a screenshot of text or create extraordinarily long Twitter threads if they want to say something a bit longer than 280 characters. What are Twitter Notes?

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Understanding Twitter verification in 2020

Sprout Social

If you’re active on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed a blue checkmark associated with various accounts. Being verified on Twitter is somewhat of a status symbol as it indicates that a profile is authentic. The significance of Twitter verification. Before we go any farther, let’s recap on the significance of Twitter verification.

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Shhh…Don’t Tell. You Can Still Post Your Tweets To Other Platforms

SocMed Sean

Recently, Twitter has been behaving pretty anti-socially with their data. The impact of cutting off access, means that a platform like Linked In is no longer able to allow their users to bring their tweets into their LinkedIn profiles via automated methods. to l earn about the Twitter RSS parameters.

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