SVG as link
by Symphony
HTML
<svg viewPort="0 0 100 100" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<path onclick="location.href='http://google.com'" id="shape-twitter" d="M100.001,17.942c-3.681,1.688-7.633,2.826-11.783,3.339
c4.236-2.624,7.49-6.779,9.021-11.73c-3.965,2.432-8.354,4.193-13.026,5.146C80.47,10.575,75.138,8,69.234,8
c-11.33,0-20.518,9.494-20.518,21.205c0,1.662,0.183,3.281,0.533,4.833c-17.052-0.884-32.168-9.326-42.288-22.155
c-1.767,3.133-2.778,6.773-2.778,10.659c0,7.357,3.622,13.849,9.127,17.65c-3.363-0.109-6.525-1.064-9.293-2.651
c-0.002,0.089-0.002,0.178-0.002,0.268c0,10.272,7.072,18.845,16.458,20.793c-1.721,0.484-3.534,0.744-5.405,0.744
c-1.322,0-2.606-0.134-3.859-0.379c2.609,8.424,10.187,14.555,19.166,14.726c-7.021,5.688-15.867,9.077-25.48,9.077
c-1.656,0-3.289-0.102-4.895-0.297C9.08,88.491,19.865,92,31.449,92c37.737,0,58.374-32.312,58.374-60.336
c0-0.92-0.02-1.834-0.059-2.743C93.771,25.929,97.251,22.195,100.001,17.942L100.001,17.942z"/>
</svg>
CSS
svg path:hover {
fill: #c00;
cursor: pointer;
}