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

Ive attempted the “+” trick with a lot of other URL shortening tools and TinyURL is the only one besides Bitly that Ive discovered it to deal with..
Whats the technique?

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. If you see it in other places, it has been used without approval.

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The technique is to include 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 shortened. You can then decide if you wish to click through to the location or not.
If you want to attempt 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 original link without clicking on it.

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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 few individuals emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL shortening services.
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Applications for EducationAs I wrote recently, constructing good digital citizenship and cyber security abilities is something that everyone should be assisting our trainees do. Revealing them little ideas like this one to avoid clicking on suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can assist our trainees build their digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities.