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Hello,

I have one question. Should I use short or long URLs when submitting my blog articles to social bookmarking sites?
If I keep submitting them every two days, does Google penalize my sites for submitting the same social sites every day, like Facebook, google plus?

If yes, should I use short urls instead?

Thanks.

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asked whether to use short or long URLs and whether repeatedly posting the same link on social sites risks a Google penalty. A number of replies here favoured short links (for brevity) while warned about trust — that tradeoff is the core of the decision. Social “likes” or shares are not a direct Google ranking signal; social sharing helps discoverability and can earn backlinks, but it won’t by itself cause a search‑engine penalty. (searchenginejournal.com)

Technically, URL shorteners work by redirecting. Reputable services (for example Bitly) issue permanent (301) redirects to the final URL; Google follows redirects and treats the destination page as the canonical target when redirects are configured correctly. Avoid long redirect chains and temporary redirects if you want consistent indexing and link value. (support.bitly.com)

The user experience side matters more on social networks: platforms build previews from Open Graph / Twitter Card metadata, so implement og: and twitter: tags to control title, description and image (that’s what users click). Unbranded short links sometimes reduce trust or are blocked by anti‑spam checks; branded short domains (yourdomain.co/offer) and clear preview metadata preserve both CTR and credibility. (developer.x.com)

Posting the exact same message and raw link repeatedly can trigger platform spam detection and reduce reach even if Google won’t penalize the site. Both Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and X/Twitter have stepped up enforcement against repetitive or coordinated posting and suspicious links — vary copy and cadence rather than blasting identical posts. (Also: Google+ as a public social site was shut down in 2019.) (about.fb.com)

Practical checklist:

  • Use full URL when provenance/trust matters; use a branded shortener for volume and tracking.
  • Confirm the shortener uses a 301 and test that UTM parameters survive the redirect.
  • Add Open Graph/Twitter Card tags and pre‑cache shares where needed.
  • Don’t auto‑post identical messages across many accounts — vary captions and timing and monitor platform analytics. (checkoutlinks.com)

This balances the points raised by , , and the trust warning from while correcting the idea that Google would penalize repeated social submissions.

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Member Avatar for Member #949455

Should I use short or long URLs when submitting my blog articles to social bookmarking sites?

Short is good but you can used Remod to shorten the URL.

Member Avatar for bhavdeeps

Yes, you can use short url and long urls in social sites. But I prefer shorter url.

Member Avatar for alexloxton

It's a good practice to post short URL.

Member Avatar for Ravi Rajput

Using short URL on social media sites are good way to promote site url.Google has also announced that short url is good and better than long urls for such type social networking sites like twitter, facebook and more. If your shortern url click more time then it will make a popular shortern url for your site just like linkback for increase your visitors.

Member Avatar for jimmyparker

Yes... Where you don't want to show exact link on website.Create creative titlee and make short urls..Short urls are popular in Social sites.

Member Avatar for woodroseint

Shorten URL, users even myself, don't want to click. It looks like untrustworthy. On twitter, however you can post short URLs.

Final Note:
If you can write full URL, there is no harm at all.

Dont Spam with the same URLs.

Member Avatar for mayaestat

You can use tools to shroten the long links. Everyone go for Short URL on social sites.

Member Avatar for taibashah

if you are doing the bookmarking then you have to use the short links then you because short links try to improves the traffic of the site and this is the best idea

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