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

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

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 shortening services. If you see it somewhere else, it has been utilized without approval.

Applications for EducationAs I composed recently, building great digital citizenship and cyber safety abilities is something that everybody ought to be assisting our students do. Showing them little tips like this one to prevent clicking suspicious links is among the manner ins which we can assist our students build 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 couple of individuals emailed me to ask if the that worked with other URL shortening services.
TinyURLs..

The technique is to add a “+” to the end of any TinyURL address in order to arrive on a safe TinyURL page that exposes what the initial link was that got shortened. You can then decide if you wish to click through to the location 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 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.