How url shorteners work and how they affect SEO adam
This post was brought over from adamcovati.com
Url Shorteners like idek.net are great for places where characters are at a premium. Whether that be a tweet or an SMS message. Some people have asked me how the url redirects work and how they affect SEO. This quick video gives a basic overview of 301 redirects which is what idek.net uses to get your from a short url to a long one.
Other Resources:
- URL redirection on Wikipedia
- An example analytics page from idek.net