Tools
bit.ly Twitter Search
Sidebar Bookmarklet
The Sidebar Bookmarklet slides out to shorten your long link, then shows Traffic, Conversations, and History. You can also share your bit.ly link on Twitter, Gmail, Email, and Facebook. Get more details here, or drag this to your browser toolbar to get started:bit.ly Sidebar
Standard bit.ly Bookmarklet
The bit.ly Bookmarklet shortens your long link so you can share your bit.ly link on Twitter, Gmail, Email, or Facebook. Drag this to your browser toolbar to get started:Shorten with bit.ly
Browser Extensions
Expand bit.ly links (and many other short links) on any web page to see page titles and links to bit.ly Info pages before clicking. Install for Firefox or Chrome.
Access Link Data Generated Outside of bit.ly
Several Twitter clients allow users to enter their bit.ly credentials so they can get personalized tracking data. Tweetdeck, Twitterfeed, and Seesmic let registered bit.ly users enter their API Key. This allows users to see click totals and other tracking data about their links.
Tweetdeck:
In the application, go to Settings/Services and under “bitly” select “Get Your API Key”. You must have a bit.ly account and be signed in for this to work well.
Twitterfeed:
From your Dashboard, either edit an existing feed or create a new one. Next to “Shorten Link Through: bit.ly”, select “bit.ly settings”. In the fields, enter your API Key.
In the application, select the gear icon at the bottom left corner. Under Services select “http://bit.ly” and enter your Username and your API Key.
Mobile bit.ly
There’s a simple mobile version of bit.ly available at m.bit.ly, great if you need to access bit.ly links you’ve saved for later. If you’re a Blackberry user, one of our partners has cooked up something here.
Convert Signed Out Links to Your Signed In History
Links shortened from the bit.ly home page when you’re signed out won’t show up in your Signed In History. Also, these links won’t be unique to you. This tool will pull in links from your signed out home page (these are cookied on your browser) into your account. Go to your Account settings, and locate the section titled “History Import”.
Goodies
Google Spreadsheets Template
To play with this, make sure you are logged into your Google account before viewing the spreadsheet. Then, from the File menu, choose Create a Copy. Click here for the Google Spreadsheets Template.
Gmail Gadget
Add a Google Gadget to your Gmail: Click Here for the bit.ly Google Gadget. Also see this blog post explaining how to add this gadget to your Gmail account.
Track Clicks on Amazon Affiliate Links
This bookmarklet makes it easy to track Amazon Affiliate links using bit.ly.
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1. Drag this bookmarklet into your bookmarks toolbar: bitlyAmazonAffiliateLink
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2. After installing, go to any Amazon product page and click “Link to this Page” in the Amazon Affiliates Toolbar on the top of the page (note: you must be signed into Amazon and have an affiliates account for this toolbar to appear).
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3. On the link builder page, click the “bitlyAmazonAffiliateLink” bookmarklet in your toolbar, and you will be redirected to bit.ly with a short, trackable link waiting for you.
Check out this video explaining it in more detail.
