How does Google Analytics report shortened URL's?
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Some services change the referrer or redirect with a true 301 so the search engine / analytics never really knows the difference. Some services (the evil ones) leave their referrer information in place on the redirect and hide the actual click path.
Here is some related information:
http://janeandrobot.com/post/URL-Referrer-Tracking.aspx
And some similar, but somewhat unrelated information that you may find interesting:
http://www.reubenyau.com/google-analytics-hack-obtaining-full-referring-url/
Personal experience
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M$You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
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Rabeye,
While this is an interesting link and a good way of tracking shortened URL's it does not really answer the question as to how Google Analytics reports shortened URL's. I personally use bit.ly or diggbar for tracking, but this only works if you create the shortened URL it will not help if you are trying to track if others are using shortened URL's to send people to your site.
