How to make a short and tiny URL with Firefox and bit.ly

[GBinTampa]

I am shortening my long URL and replying to a person that left a tweet on Twitter, but when I click on the short bit.ly URL in my tweet, it doesn't take me to my site, but instead, takes me to the bit.ly page and shows my long URL and I click on share and it just won't redirect. What am I doing wrong?

[adriarichards]

@GBinTampa How are you creating the short bit.ly links?

are you using a Twitter client like Tweetdeck? If so, there is an option in there to preview the tinyurls first. For bit.ly you can also add a "+" sign after to preview it so check that out as well.

[Vilasiiiii]

the tiny url for youtube is bigger than the original url.

[adriarichards]

@Vilasiiiii good point!

[Moyo2k]

tiny url is pretty self explanatory

[adriarichards]

bitly provides detailed information about who's clicking on your url

The Firefox extension saves a ton of time vs Tinyurl which takes many many clicks