The trick 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 shortening services. If you see it somewhere else, it has actually been used without approval.

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

Recently I composed
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.
TinyURLs..

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

The trick is to add a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to land on a safe TinyURL page that exposes 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 wish to attempt this with a TinyURL, tinyurl.com/emkns9a8 will lead you to the page for the Practical Ed Tech Virtual Summer Camp, however including a “+” at the end of that TinyURL will take you to the page where you can see the original link without clicking on it.

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

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