The technique is to add a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to arrive at a safe TinyURL page that exposes what the original link was that got reduced. If you desire to click through to the destination or not, you can then choose.
If you want 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 original link without clicking on it.

This post initially appeared on FreeTech4Teachers.com. If you see it elsewhere, it has actually been used without permission. Sites that frequently steal my (Richard Byrnes) work include CloudComputin, TodayHeadline, and 711Web.

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 deal with..
Whats the trick?

Recently I wrote
a post about how to see whats hidden behind a Bitly reduced URL without in fact clicking the link. The technique is to add “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. If the that worked with other URL reducing services, a couple of individuals emailed me to ask. The response is it deals with
TinyURLs..

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

The trick is to add “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A few people emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL shortening services. If you see it elsewhere, it has been utilized without permission.

Applications for EducationAs I composed last week, building good digital citizenship and cyber safety skills is something that everybody should be assisting our trainees do. Revealing them little ideas like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can help our students construct their digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities.