Ive tried the “+” trick 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?

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

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

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The trick is to include a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to arrive at a safe TinyURL page that exposes what the original link was that got shortened. If you want to click through to the destination or not, you can then decide.
If you want 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 on it.

Applications for EducationAs I wrote recently, building great digital citizenship and cyber safety skills is something that all of us must be helping our students do. Showing them little tips like this one to avoid clicking suspicious links is among the methods that we can assist our students develop their digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities.

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The trick 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 reducing services.
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