You can shorten URLs to make them easier to share using the Google URL shortener. For example, the short URL [http://goo.gl/l6MS](http://goo.gl/l6MS) takes people to [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/making-urls-shorter-for-google-toolbar.html](http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/making-urls-shorter-for-google-toolbar.html)

You can also track the use of your URL.

[https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/190768?hl=en](https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/190768?hl=en)

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