Bitly is a convenient URL shortener that Ive utilized for lots of years. As a registered user I can develop customized, shortened URLs that individuals can really spell. I use these whenever I require to share a link to a Canva or Google Slides discussion due to the fact that the default URLs supplied by those services are always long and incoherent..

Heres a video overview of how to see whats behind a TinyURL without really clicking the link.

If you wish to attempt this with a TinyURL, tinyurl.com/emkns9a8 will lead you to the page for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp, however adding a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the original link without clicking it.

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Not all Bitly users are using them for excellent factors. Some individuals use them to conceal wicked links. There is an easy method to quickly identify whats behind a Bitly URL without really clicking on the link. The technique is to simply add a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you include the “+” the URL will redirect to Bitly instead of to whatever the initial URL was. That will then show you the Bitly page on which the shortened URL is hosted and will reveal you what the initial link was..
You can try this trick with a URL that I recently shortened. Bit.ly/ THWTAPRIL will lead you directly to a copy of the slides that I used in my recent Intro to Teaching History With Technology webinar. Bit.ly/ THWTAPRIL+ will lead you to the Bitly page where you can see my original presentation URL and see when I developed the reduced URL..
See this brief video to see how you can utilize the “+” technique to learn whats hidden behind a Bitly link..

As I do every year, Im taking today as a break from publishing new post and will be republishing a few of the most popular posts of the year. Heres one from April.

Bitly is a helpful URL shortener that Ive used for numerous years. There is an easy method to rapidly determine whats behind a Bitly URL without really clicking on the link. The technique is to merely add a “+” to the end of any Bitly URL. When you add the “+” the URL will redirect to Bitly instead of to whatever the original URL was.

Applications for Education.
Building great digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities is something that everyone ought to be helping our trainees do. Showing them little ideas like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can help our trainees build their digital citizenship and cyber security abilities.