The technique is to include “+” 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. If you see it somewhere else, it has been utilized without approval.

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

Applications for EducationAs I wrote last week, building excellent digital citizenship and cyber safety skills is something that all of us need to be assisting our students do. Showing them little pointers like this one to prevent clicking suspicious links is one of the ways that we can help our students build their digital citizenship and cyber security abilities.

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Recently I wrote
an article about how to see whats hidden behind a Bitly shortened URL without actually clicking the link. The technique is to include “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. If the that worked with other URL shortening services, a couple of individuals emailed me to ask. The answer is it deals with
TinyURLs..

The technique is to add 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 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 including a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the initial link without clicking it.

Ive tried the “+” technique with a lot of other URL shortening tools and TinyURL is the just one besides Bitly that Ive found it to work with..
Whats the technique?