Analyse short links

Sometimes you might want to check a short link for it's destination before clicking on it. Additional you get information about the redirects.

Use the magic + at the end of the short url!

Google:
https://goo.gl/TXe0Kx => https://goo.gl/TXe0Kx+
Since the original publication of this post, Google's URL shortening service goo.gl has been discontinued Show archive.org snapshot .

Bitly:
http://bit.ly/1VRwNVt Show archive.org snapshot => http://bit.ly/1VRwNVt+ Show archive.org snapshot

Bitly privacy reminders:

• Disable the public statistics for short urls. You don't want to spy other companies on your social media throughput.
• Never short secret links in bitly, as they are connected to your public bitly profile. And your public profile is accessible through every short link from you.