Google now keeping ‘actively used’ goo․gl links, others will stop in August

After originally planning to have all goo.gl URLs stop working later this month, Google will now “preserve actively used links.”
Expand Expanding CloseAfter originally planning to have all goo.gl URLs stop working later this month, Google will now “preserve actively used links.”
Expand Expanding CloseAfter Google stopped generating new goo.gl URLs in March of 2019, those links will stop working on August 25, 2025.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle has announced that it has begun shutting down its URL shortener goo.gl. Here are the best alternatives to that let you shorten your links as well as track different types of data…
The goo.gl link is very common on the web and was first launched by Google in 2009. However, the company announced today that it’s winding down the URL Shortener beginning next month, with a complete deprecation by next year. Fortunately, existing links will continue to work.