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 reducing services. If you see it somewhere else, it has been utilized without consent.

Last week I composed
a post about how to see whats hidden behind a Bitly shortened URL without really 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 reducing services. The answer is it deals with
TinyURLs..

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

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

This post initially appeared on FreeTech4Teachers.com. It has been used without authorization if you see it in other places. Sites that frequently steal my (Richard Byrnes) work consist of CloudComputin, TodayHeadline, and 711Web.

Applications for EducationAs I composed last week, building good digital citizenship and cyber safety skills is something that all of us need to be assisting our trainees do. Showing them little pointers like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can assist our trainees construct their digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities.

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. If you desire to click through to the location 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 original link without clicking on it.