HootSuite has had a slew of announcements over the past couple of weeks, and today they launched several new URL shorteners that allay concerns users have had over the use of the .ly suffix (which tacitly supports the Libyan governing regime).
Owl.li and htl.li are 2 new options offered by HootSuite for URL shortening. Hailing from Liechtenstein, the new domains work the same way as the other HootSuite URL shorteners, Ow.ly and Ht.ly, by tracking clicks for statistical analysis, and both include the social bar.
Users can go try out the new .li shorteners by heading to their HootSuite accounts and doing the following:
HootSuite has provided users an infographic for those who are using the other .ly domain options for shortening in order to illustrate how data travels from the server to the user, which it hopes will clear up any confusion about how and where their data is handled.
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The company also offers additional information on how its use of the .ly domain works on itswebsite.
Despite having some downtime as a result of theAmazon EC2 outage, the HootSuite team has had a very busy week, addingSpanish language supportas well as the new URL shorteners. Plus, HootSuite has offered all of its userscompensation for the downtime, which is something not many organizations have done.
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