Most URL Shortening services suffer from being fairly opaque, often resulting in embarrasing situations for the unsuspecting viewer.

PrevURL hopes to change that with its URL un-shortening service. As a bonus, it also adds a thumbnail in case the URL alone doesn’t carry enough information.

(Thanks MakeUseOf)

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