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

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Applications for EducationAs I composed recently, constructing excellent digital citizenship and cyber safety skills is something that all of us ought to be assisting our trainees do. Revealing them little tips like this one to prevent clicking on suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can assist our students construct their digital citizenship and cyber security skills.

The technique 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 in other places, it has been used without approval.

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

The technique is to add a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to arrive at a safe TinyURL page that reveals what the original link was that got reduced. You can then decide if you wish to click through to the destination or not.
If you desire to try this with a TinyURL, tinyurl.com/emkns9a8 will lead you to the page for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp, however adding a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the initial link without clicking it.

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The technique is to include “+” to the end of the Bitly URL to see whats behind it without clicking on it. A couple of people emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL reducing services.
TinyURLs..