provide an option to disable the ow.ly toolbar permanently
The ow.ly toolbar is presently enabled by default unless the user closes it. I'd like to proactively disable it so that the url shortening service works like other services (e.g. bit.ly, tinyurl, etc). These services don't require a toolbar.
thecgmguy
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Starting today, users have the option of choosing between framed and non-framed URLs. Ow.ly will have no frames, while Ht.ly will continue to display the social bar.
14 comments
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Pascal Flamand
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It should be a good thing to be able to use directly bit.ly in hootsuite.
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Michael Shepherd commented
mr dupre, is that you? if so hello to you. :->
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iLoveKannada commented
Hey Commenters,
Please check out this
http://blog.hootsuite.com/htly-owly/yes! hootsuite's url shortenner no longer displays the social bar (now an option)
I am very pleased when Hootsuite announced that they are permanently removing the ow.ly bar from the shortened linksWhat about you ?
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Jessica Barnett commented
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=hootsuite+bar
I tweeted the question and was not responded to: http://twitter.com/redheadjessica/statuses/12461349608
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Hey Commenters,
Have you ever checked this feature "Always hide the ow.ly social bar on this machine" it sounds good
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@Dave_HootSuite Other URL shortening services can provide basic stats without the frame. Check out bit.ly
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the Ramen Noodle
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If HootSuite were to offer this service, then it would have to be a different shortened URL since ow.ly already has such a bad reputation.
If you use Firefox and don't mind installing a script for Greasemonkey, you would love this script that I wrote: http://bit.ly/forhootsuite
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Do the benefits of the Ow.ly statistics make up for the use of the ow.ly shortener?
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Josh Means commented
This is also my main beef with the ow.ly shortening service.
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@blackhat480 - Same here. I stopped using HootSuite because of this.
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blackhat840 commented
This is the main reason I quit using HootSuite.
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Mark Simonds commented
I have a site hosted on the Ning platform. Ning doesn't allow their sites to be viewed in iframes. I REALLY need the ability to disable the iframe for links to my site.
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Scott Stevens
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Dear god, please do this. I dislike the toolbar so much, that I quit using ow.ly links. Instead I have to create links in bit.ly, then copy back to hootsuite. It's pretty annoying, but not near as annoying as the toolbar. If we were able to disable the toolbar, and have ow.ly links work like bit.ly, hootsuite would be perfect social media tool.
I would even pay $10/month for pro account if it would allow me to use bit.ly or disable the ow.ly toolbar.
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manuel15
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very necessary
