5,857,582
I don't know what the "official" answer is but the way I use them is when I share a post outside of ActiveRain. This way I can see if my posts are being viewed by someone outside of AR.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Evelyn Johnston
Elkhart, IN
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
94,155
Here ya go. Can't explain it any better than this.
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Troy Erickson AZ Realt...
Chandler, AZ
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Gabe Sanders
Stuart, FL
564,720
1. Makes it easier/less messy to post on social media (less clutter)
2. you can track how many people click from social media.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Jim Paulson
Boise, ID
634,532
Easier for Twitter and other social media shares.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,319,873
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers it's just additional stats we get on ActiveRain - just to get an idea how Short URL's are doing.
I specially use it on Twitter.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,771,867
It is all about tracking
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,988,013
I use them to post on social media and then I can track the activity on the traffic report. It also helps on Twitter when character are limited.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,443,250
I don't get this either, I will read on.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
687,136
When you share your blog on Twitter? You just want to keep your link short?
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
692,261
I use the short URL for posting my posts to Facebook. That way, I can track the number of views (clicks) from my AR stats page.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,728,967
I think David Barr might be ono something with his response. Perhaps Bob Stewart can shed some light on this topic?
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
1,157,791
It allows for a short URL on platforms, such as Twitter, where you are limited to 140 characters.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,800,132
I think Val nailed it with her link.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
914,328
Most people use them for Twitter because of the limited amount a characters Twitter allows. Easier to text also. Saves time. Won't hurt your seo like many people seem to think.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,744,645
Aren't the for sharing on Twitter or Facebook?
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,507,223
Short URL is for services like Twitter that limit characters. It also allows you to have your url say activ.ra/2438u293 instead of "www.activerain/blogs/the twelve reasons everyone should drive a ferrari instead of a pinto" (obviously neither of these are active links). Makes things cleaner.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,627,272
Well when you find out let us know. Not a clue
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,117,828
I believe the correct answer is what Kathy Streib said. I do the short on my Twitter from Active Rain Posts.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
2,759,862
I think the purpose was to be used in twitter are possibly Facebook. I don't know.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
902,658
For sharing, or for linking your own previous posts to your newer blogs.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
212,755
It is mostly to make it easier and to take up less characters when posting on social media.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
5,773,392
Tony,
I used to use them, but as many have mentioned short URL's are suspect.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
6,426,310
For tracking purposes, for example, you can post a short url on fb to see how many clicks you are getting there.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
3,986,308
I have ot tried the short links and I don't click on them very often
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
5,879,946
I have not used the short URLs, but click on the link I want to share. I know we have to use them for Facebook, or the photos do not show up correctly.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
1,242,204
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Go to your photo under STATs.
I believe that is the traffic indicator when you EXPORT all url links ...
Someone actually viewed it outside AR? .....
For example, I have 680,830 views on various blogs, and have 96 total url short links since July 2015.
What I do not understand there is a untitled next to URL stats. No one yet has answered it.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
2,196,059
I visit other people's FB pages and type in the short URL and it populates the blog post on their FB wall. Also some times I use it with just one social media group and I can see how many Views came from just that group !!!
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
7,872,816
The advantage is simply a shorter URL. It may be important when space is limited such as on Twitter.
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
979,596
Tony and Suzanne - I think Val Evans has provided a great link to explain short URLs.