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StumbleUpon's URL shortener is Su.pr
There are many URL shorteners available that come in handy online, especially on Twitter. Recently Bit.ly became very popular with users but once you discover that StumbleUpon has the URL shortener Su.pr, you will wonder why you didn't find it sooner.
Su.pr has so many positives that I can't think of a single negative I've encountered after trying it out for a week. StumbleUpon is a site I have used for some time, but never as much as I do now. A great two-fold result: I'm finding new sites that I never knew existed and I'm seeing the power behind StumbleUpon when I use Su.pr to shorten my links.
I give full credit to a great connection I made on Twitter many months ago. Arun Basil Lal writes the informative blog, Million Clues. Always posting about new and innovative finds, Arun dubs his blog the "Technology Guide for the Digital Citizen". I refer to his site constantly and can't thank him enough for leading me to Su.pr.
Here's a synopsis of how it works, thanks to the Million Clues blog (I've added a short slide show below to show some of the features of Su.pr):
Central Control of all your Links and Detailed Stats
Su.pr lists all shortened links along with quick stats on a single page. You can easily say, which did well and which link flopped. Statistics are comprehensive with the re-tweets, traffic sources and of course, the traffic from StumbleUpon and other sources.
Promote Your Own Blog
In Su.pr settings you can specify up to 3 domains. When Su.pr links are used, the target page will contain a sidebar. Links from the promoted websites that are popular on StumbleUpon will be shown here. So with every tweet your links get more exposure.
More Traffic
With the Toolbar and Sidebar in place, the links get easily thumbed up and reviewed bringing more SU Traffic from all sources. Not just Twitter or Facebook.
Suggested Posting Time
Su.pr keeps track of the performance of your links, analyses them and suggests the best posting time for each day (orange). So now you know when to shoot that ace link of yours.
Schedule Tweets
What if the best posting time is at 2.00 am? Just schedule the tweet.
Post to Twitter and Facebook
Once you allow Su.pr access to Twitter and Facebook (via settings), you can post status directly to Twitter and Facebook.
Thumbs Up and Review
For links not submitted to StumbleUpon yet, a “Thumb Up Now” link (pink) is shown instead of the thumbnail. You can Submit the link or write a review – the links are ready for you.
You are always Credited
Its not easy to find amazing unique links. When your tweet comes in someone else’s time line, he owns the tweet. He can choose whether to credit it back to you or not. But with Su.pr, the links you shorten always carry your name to it, you are always acknowledged.
Try Su.pr out and let me know what you think. http://su.pr
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