The trick is to add 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. You can then choose if you want to click through to the destination or not.
If you desire to attempt 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 it.

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

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

Last week I composed
The technique 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 reducing services.
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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 couple of individuals emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL shortening services. If you see it elsewhere, it has actually been utilized without permission.

Applications for EducationAs I wrote last week, developing good digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities is something that everyone need to be helping our students do. Showing them little pointers like this one to prevent clicking on suspicious links is one of the manner ins which we can assist our trainees construct their digital citizenship and cyber safety skills.