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

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Last week I composed
a post about how to see whats concealed behind a Bitly shortened URL without actually clicking on 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 individuals emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL shortening services. The answer is it works with
TinyURLs..

The trick is to include “+” 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 elsewhere, it has been used without approval.

The trick is to include a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to arrive on 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 decide.
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 including a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the initial link without clicking it.

Applications for EducationAs I wrote recently, developing excellent digital citizenship and cyber safety skills is something that all of us must be helping our trainees do. Showing them little suggestions like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can assist our trainees build their digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities.

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