NCSU Link Shortener

There are a million URL shorteners out there, but this is the only one that can generate NC State GoLinks! By using NC State GoLinks (http://golinks.ncsu.edu/), you can use randomized shortened links or create your own.

For example...

Convert http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdorner/ into go.ncsu.edu/jdorner

OR

http://elluminate.wolfware.ncsu.edu:80/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1209469986922 into go.ncsu.edu/jdvo

Which one would you rather cut and paste into your browser, or email, print on a brochure or try to say over the phone?

But there's more...

You get a QR code for the link. What's a QR code you ask?

A QR code is a two-dimensional bar code that can store various types of information -- anything from URLs to text to contact information. It's a really simple way to link a physical object in the world to the internet. They call this a "hardlink" or a "physical world hyperlink."

How can you use this with NC State GoLinks

• Create a go link, then print the QR Code on a publication, a poster, or paint it on a wall somewhere.
• Then when you decide to change the target of the link, you don't have to reprint or repaint anything.
• The QR Code will automatically pick up the new target, and send people there.

How do I use it?
If you've got an iPhone, we recommend the AT&T Code Scanner or NeoReader. If you've got an Android device, it's got a QR scanner already built in! Just scan the code, and you'll be taken to the target of this link.

But wait,  there's even more...

You can collect statistics on how many people use the go.ncsu.edu link!
Statistics include how many hits, how they got to your page and what browser they were using.
You can even add Google Analytics codes so it will be included in your Google Analytics data.