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    "title" : "Go.USA.gov Creates Short, Trustworthy .gov URLs |Digital.gov",
    "description": "Go.USA.gov Creates Short, Trustworthy .gov URLs",
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    {"title" :"Go.USA.gov Creates Short, Trustworthy .gov URLs","summary" : "Short URLs are useful for tracking clicks, but they can create a poor user experience because the person clicking the link can’t see the final destination. That’s why Go.USA.gov was created—to show users that they would reach official government information. To maintain this trust, Go.USA.gov is only open to government employees and only shortens government","date" : "2014-08-21T13:59:05-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"michelle-chronister" : "Michelle Chronister"},"topics" : {
        
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/08/2014-08-21-go-usa-gov-creates-short-trustworthy-gov-urls.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/08/2014-08-21-go-usa-gov-creates-short-trustworthy-gov-urls.md","slug" : "go-usa-gov-creates-short-trustworthy-gov-urls","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/08/21/go-usa-gov-creates-short-trustworthy-gov-urls/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eShort URLs are useful for tracking clicks, but they can create a poor user experience because the person clicking the link can’t see the final destination. That’s why Go.USA.gov was created—to show users that they would reach official government information.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo maintain this trust, Go.USA.gov is only open to government employees and only shortens government URLs—that is: .mil, .gov, .fed.us, .si.edu and .state.xx.us URLs. We are willing to make exceptions for \u003ca href=\"http://go.usa.gov/about#exceptions\"\u003eother government URLs that meet our criteria\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"about-gousagov-short-urls\"\u003eAbout Go.USA.gov Short URLs\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can create Go.USA.gov short URLs by logging in to your account or through the \u003ca href=\"http://go.usa.gov/api#shorten\"\u003eGo.USA.gov API\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGo.USA.gov short URLs never expire and are permanent by design. They cannot be modified or deleted. This is to ensure they always redirect to their assigned URL.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGo.USA.gov short URLs can’t be customized. We don’t want someone to create a short URL like Go.USA.gov/wildfires and have it permanently point to a URL that may go out of date or be taken down. We also want to prevent a landgrab for the most valuable vanity URLs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"about-short-urls-analytics\"\u003eAbout Short URLs Analytics\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick metrics on Go.USA.gov short URLs are updated constantly and available by logging in to your Go.USA.gov account or via the \u003ca href=\"http://go.usa.gov/api#clicks\"\u003eAPI\u003c/a\u003e. You can also get analytics for a short URL by using this shortcut: metrics for go.usa.gov/abcd are at go.usa.gov/shorturl/link/abcd.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can download the total number of clicks for all of your short URLs by logging in to your account and clicking the “Export to CSV” link.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"learn-more-about-gousagov-and-start-shortening-urls\"\u003eLearn More About Go.USA.gov and Start Shortening URLs\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://go.usa.gov/about\"\u003eAbout the service\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://go.usa.gov/blog\"\u003eRecent improvements and features\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://go.usa.gov/user/register\"\u003eRegister for an account\u003c/a\u003e (if you are a government employee, but do not have a .gov or .mil email address, \u003ca href=\"mailto:go.usa.gov@gsa.gov\"\u003eemail us\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://go.usa.gov/user/password\"\u003eReset your password\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have suggestions, comments, or questions about Go.USA.gov, please email \u003ca href=\"mailto:go.usa.gov@gsa.gov\"\u003eemail us\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis article is part of this month’s editorial theme on our DigitalGov Services. Check out more articles \u003ca href=\"\n\"\u003erelated to this theme\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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