If you’re looking to track down the source of a link, there are a few ways to go about it. One way is to use a tool like Google’s Webmaster Tools or Moz’s Link Explorer. These tools can help you see where your website is being linked from, and how popular the link is. Another way to track down the source of a link is to use a TinyUrl service like bit.ly. TinyUrls are short, easy-to-remember URLs that can be used in place of full URLs on social media or elsewhere online. When someone clicks on a TinyUrl, they’re taken to the original URL, which you can then track down using one of the methods mentioned above. ..

There’s a feature on the TinyURL.com site that will show you a preview of the final destination URL, and there’s not even a login required… it just sets a cookie on your browser.

Once on the site, just click the link for “Click here to enable previews”

And now when you click on a TinyUrl link like this one…

http://tinyurl.com/2tqueo

You’ll be taken to a page on tinyurl.com that will show you the final destination link.

If you’d like to ensure that the person you are sending links to will see the preview screen even if they haven’t enabled this setting, you can add preview. before the domain name. This also works if you want to go to a TinyUrl link on a machine that doesn’t already have the cookies enabled.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2tqueo

I found this very useful, so hopefully it’ll also help somebody else.

Enable TinyUrl Previews