随着社交媒体和附属链接的流行，将长URL转换为短 URL 是必不可少的。即使Twitter将字符数增加到 280 个，空间也非常宝贵，简洁也很重要。因此，能够缩短您的链接是必要的。
但是短URL(URLs)也有一个阴暗的一面，因为您不知道它们的去向。当您单击一个短URL时，您就是在盲目相信他们不会将您发送到网络钓鱼站点或病毒下载的人。
如果是纽约时报(New York Times)或英国广播公司(BBC)，那没关系。你可以相信大品牌。但如果是神秘镇的神秘人(MysteryTown)先生(Mr MysteryMan)，那么谁知道你被打倒了什么兔子洞呢？
小网址(TinyURL)
如果您有TinyURL链接，只需在“ https:// ”之后将“ www ”替换为“ preview ”，如下所示：
https://preview.tinyurl.com/yxnc3gr8
这将带您到TinyURL网站，在那里您将被告知长URL。
如果您认为安全，将提供一个链接以将您带到该站点。
比特利(Bitly)
如果你发现自己有一个Bitly链接，但你不知道它的去向，那么只需在URL的末尾添加一个“+” ，如下所示：
https://bit.ly/2X5XBub+
然后您将被带到Bitly站点，该站点将显示长URL。
都好看吗？然后单击“复制(Copy)”链接，它会为您提供不带“+”号的短URL 。复制(Copy)并粘贴到您的浏览器中，然后就可以使用了。
使用在线服务(Use An Online
Service)
如果您愿意，您可以使用在线服务来运行所有短
URL(URLs)。不过，在这个领域， URL(URL)扩展器有很多选择，以至于很难知道该使用哪一个。
我特别喜欢CheckShortURL。输入短网址(URL)后，会带回长网址(URL)，以及页面的缩略图，以及检查页面安全性等其他有用的链接。
归根结底，黄金法则应该始终是“如果有疑问，请不要点击该链接”。没有什么值得冒险感染病毒或让您的帐户详细信息被网络钓鱼者入侵。但是像这样的提示有助于拉开帷幕，并向您展示链接试图将您带到哪里。
How To Find Out Where Those Short URLs Point To
With the popularity оf social media and affiliatе links,
turning a long URL into a short one is esѕential. Even when Twitter increased
thе character cоunt to 280, spaсe was at a premium and brevity mattered. So
being able to shorten your links is necessary.
But there is a darker side to short URLs too in that you have no idea where they are going. When you click on a short URL, you are putting blind faith in the person that they are not sending you to a phishing site or a virus download.
If it is the New York Times or the BBC, well that’s OK. You can trust big brands. But if it’s Mr MysteryMan from MysteryTown, then who knows what rabbit hole you are being taken down?
TinyURL
If you have a TinyURL link, simply replace “www” with “preview” after the “https://”
like so :
https://preview.tinyurl.com/yxnc3gr8
This will then take you to the TinyURL website where you will
be told the long URL.
A link is provided to take you to the site if you deem it
safe.
Bitly
If you find yourself with a Bitly link and you don’t know
where it goes, then just add a “+” onto the end of the URL, like so :
https://bit.ly/2X5XBub+
Then you will be taken to the Bitly site where it will
display the long URL.
All looking good? Then click the “Copy” link which gives you
the short URL without the “+” sign. Copy and paste into your browser and off
you go.
Use An Online
Service
If you prefer, you can use an online service to run all short
URLs through. In this area though, there are so many choices for URL expanders
that it can be difficult to know which one to use.
I particularly like CheckShortURL. After entering the short URL, it will bring back the long URL, as well as a thumbnail picture of the page, and other useful links such as checking the safety of the page.
At the end of the day, the golden rule should always be “if
in doubt, don’t click that link”. Nothing is worth risking a virus for, or
having your account details hacked by a phisher. But tips like this help to
draw the curtain back just a little bit and show you where the link is trying
to take you.
