Link Names?

Rasherz

Hi does anyone know on facebook how to change the name of a link so it says something you want it to? (eg. http://www.google.ie/ to just rasher or google)

SerialComplaint

Where is the link on FB? Is this a link you post as a status update, which will then appear on your FB friends feeds?

Rasherz

Its meant to be a status or comment, say i want to post lemonparty.com but sinse no one would click on that i want the link to say ''click here'' or ''funny video''

pickarooney

You could always use tinyurl

aidan_walsh

pickarooney wrote: »

You could always use tinyurl

Facebook will generally try to resolve the end domain to show a preview of the expected site.

It also doesn't support link embedding in status text. The link will almost always be previewed below the text.

And frankly, thank f**k for that because it would be one more avenue for those spamming b*****ds all over it otherwise.

aidan_walsh

pickarooney wrote: »

You could always use tinyurl

Facebook will generally try to resolve the end domain to show a preview of the expected site.

It also doesn't support link embedding in status text. The link will almost always be previewed below the text.

And frankly, thank f**k for that because it would be one more avenue for those spamming b*****ds all over it otherwise.

Rasherz

okay if it shows a preview as statuses if i leave it as a comment would that work? Or in chat?

AMPSound

Yep the link will be left the same in reply to a status etc.

You could post a status saying "Look at this amazing link" and put a bit.ly link as the first reply to that!

*DISCLAIMER* I take no responsibility for your friends strangely arriving at lemonparty.com!!