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With bit.ly specifically, add a "+" at the end of the url to see what it points to. It also shows you some stats like creation date and number of clicks over ti

by shpx 8y ago

With bit.ly specifically, add a "+" at the end of the url to see what it points to. It also shows you some stats like creation date and number of clicks over time. https://bit.ly/19y8wyr+ https://bit.ly/19y8wyr+

Ayesh 8y ago
TIL. Thank you.
esnard 8y ago
It also works for goo.gl links. [0] Also note that a ".info" suffix might sometimes be easier to type. [1][2] Too bad most URL shorteners don't support them. :( [0]: http://goo.gl/vulnz+ http://goo.gl/vulnz+ [1]: https://bitly.com/19y8wyr.info https://bitly.com/19y8wyr.info [2]: http://goo.gl/vulnz.info http://goo.gl/vulnz.info
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  Fun fact: Google is shutting down their shortener. https://developers.googleblog.com/2018/03/transitioning-google-url-shortener.html https://developers.googleblog.com/2018/03/transitioning-goog...
TeMPOraL 8y ago
I also didn't know about that, so thanks. But - how on Earth was I to know? How are all my non-tech friends to figure it out?
- shoo 8y ago
  > But - how on Earth was I to know? from a Don Norman design-of-everyday-things perspective the design is completely non-discoverable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance#As_perceived_action_possibilities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance#As_perceived_action...
- iuwhagtr 8y ago
  What does that matter? Once they've clicked they'll see the URL in the location bar
  - astura 8y ago
    It's useful to know the domain of the link before you click because some people might not want to navigate to unknown sites at work, or at least don't want to navigate to certain sites at work (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, pornhub, etc, etc.)
nvr219 8y ago
This is an awesome thing I will never remember to use.