The technique is to include a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to arrive on a safe TinyURL page that reveals what the initial link was that got reduced. You can then decide if you want to click through to the destination or not.
If you desire to attempt this with a TinyURL, tinyurl.com/emkns9a8 will lead you to the page for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp, but including a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the original link without clicking on it.

Last week I composed
an article about how to see whats hidden behind a Bitly shortened URL without in fact clicking the link. The technique is to include “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking it. If the that worked with other URL reducing services, a couple of people emailed me to ask. The response is it deals with
TinyURLs..

The technique is to add “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A couple of individuals emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL shortening services. If you see it somewhere else, it has been utilized without approval.

This post initially appeared on FreeTech4Teachers.com. It has actually been utilized without approval if you see it elsewhere. Sites that regularly take my (Richard Byrnes) work include CloudComputin, TodayHeadline, and 711Web.

Heres a video introduction of how to see whats behind a TinyURL without in fact clicking the link.

Applications for EducationAs I composed last week, building great digital citizenship and cyber security skills is something that everybody need to be assisting our students do. Showing them little tips like this one to prevent clicking suspicious links is one of the manner ins which we can assist our students build their digital citizenship and cyber security abilities.

Ive attempted the “+” technique with a bunch of other URL shortening tools and TinyURL is the just one besides Bitly that Ive discovered it to work with..
Whats the trick?