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URLs can be linked on Twitter. A tweet's links are converted to the t.co link shortener, and use up 23 characters out of the limit. [14] The shortener was introduced in June 2011 to allow users to save space on their links, without needing a third-party service like Bitly or TinyURL.
On Twitter and some instant messaging services, there is a limit to the number of characters a message can carry – however, Twitter now shortens links automatically using its own URL shortening service, t.co, so there is no need to use a separate URL shortening service just to shorten URLs in a tweet. On other such services, using a URL ...
t.co is a URL shortening service created by Twitter. [114] It is only available for links posted to Twitter and not available for general use. [114] All links posted to Twitter use a t.co wrapper. [115] Twitter intended the service to protect users from malicious sites, [114] and to use it to track clicks on links within tweets.
All links posted to Twitter use a t.co wrapper. [47] Twitter created the service to try to protect users from malicious sites by warning users if a URL is potentially malicious before redirecting them, [36] and uses the shortener to track clicks on links within tweets. [36] [48]
Unlimited provided the photos comply with the Google Earth Photo Acceptance Policy. Phanfare: United States / Carbonite: Subscription-based photo sharing May 28, 2017: Phanfare and SmugMug have worked out a transition plan. [41] Unlimited storage. Subscription accounts only. Bought out by Carbonite. yfrog: United States / ImageShack: Twitter ...
Yfrog had approximately 29% of the Twitter photo sharing market in 2011. [4] In summer 2011, Twitter began hosting its own images natively through its web and mobile interfaces, which caused usage to go down. [6] Yfrog pivoted to run its own social media service, Yfrog Social, in 2012. [7]
Linktree is a freemium service: it is free, but also offers a 'Pro' subscription launched in April 2017, [6] which gives more benefits, such as more customization options, more detailed analytics, email sign-up integration, removal of the Linktree logo, etc. [12] Users can upload as many links as they wish despite not subscribing.
TwitPic was a website and app [2] that allowed users to post pictures to the Twitter microblogging service, [3] which at the time of TwitPic's creation could not be posted to Twitter directly. TwitPic was often used by citizen journalists to upload and distribute pictures in near real-time as an event was taking place. [4] [5]