We’ve just added a bit.ly URL shortener destination. If you drop a URL on it, a shorter bit.ly URL will be put on your clipboard.

bit.ly is probably the best URL shortener as it lets you track how many clicks your URL has had.

As an example, here is a URL shortened with bit.ly:

http://bit.ly/K1t2u

To get stats on the URL, I go to:

http://bit.ly/info/K1t2u

Under my bit.ly account I can also choose whether I want stats for the URL to be public and see a listing of recently shared URLs. bit.ly can also be set to auto-tweet my URLs. Very useful.

Download the Dropzone destination script here. You need to sign up for a free bit.ly account to use it.

Thanks to Sergej Müller for contributing this!