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The technique is to add “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A few individuals emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL reducing services.
TinyURLs..

Ive attempted the “+” technique with a lot of other URL reducing tools and TinyURL is the just one besides Bitly that Ive found it to deal with..
Whats the trick?

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

Applications for EducationAs I wrote recently, developing great digital citizenship and cyber safety skills is something that everyone should be assisting our students do. Showing them little suggestions like this one to avoid clicking suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can help our trainees construct their digital citizenship and cyber security abilities.

The trick is to add a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to arrive at a safe TinyURL page that reveals what the original link was that got shortened. If you desire to click through to the destination or not, you can then choose.
If you wish to try this with a TinyURL, tinyurl.com/emkns9a8 will lead you to the page for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp, but adding a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the initial link without clicking it.

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