Some users saw only the domain name during a test. The full URL has won, at least for now. Android Police reports that Google has nixed an experiment that showed some Chrome users only part of the URL rather than the full string. The thinking ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Google continues to tinker with URLs in Chrome
· ServicesNew test obscures the full URL. Google is at it again, tinkering with how it displays URLs in the Chrome browser. The company has tested different ways of showing a site's identity in search as well as Chrome. Android Police notes that a new ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Can humans read URLs?
· UncategorizedLong URLs can confuse the typical web user. Web browsers have changed how they treat URLs and domain names over the past two decades. Some changes have been to the benefit of second level domains, while other changes have downplayed the importance ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Could Chrome downplay domains?
· UncategorizedSome users report a change in the latest version of Google Chrome. Back in the old days, web browsers had just an address bar. Type in a domain name and hit enter. Type in part of a domain and the browser automatically added .com to it. That ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Putting the Google Chrome URL news into perspective
· UncategorizedWhat impact could changes to Chrome have on domain names? Yesterday I wrote about a WIRED story discussing the Google Chrome team's efforts to change how it displays a site's identity. The reaction was pretty strong. Any threat to URLs seems like a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Google Chrome team says URLs “kind of suck”, figuring out how to replace them
· UncategorizedThe people behind the Chrome browser are investigating ways to replace the URL for site identity. Are URLs a good way to understand site identity? Google's Chrome browser team doesn't think so, according to an article published today by ... Continue Reading25 Comments
Google Chrome will downgrade positive SSL designations
· UncategorizedRather than focus on positive indicators, Chrome will focus on negative indicators for sites without SSL. Google has been on a mission to get website owners to add an SSL certificate to their website. It has used its market power with the Chrome ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Google is upping the ante on SSL
· Services"Not Secure" will show on sites even if people aren't filling out a form field. Google is upping the ante on SSL to nudge more websites toward moving to https:// Take a look at the graphic above. The top image currently shows in the address bar ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Type a new TLD in Chrome, and the browser will ask you if you really meant it
· ServicesDid you really mean to go to nic.tattoo? New top level domain names are being delegated to the root, but Google Chrome wants to make sure you really meant to type them in. Here's what happens when you type one of these new domain names into ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Top 5 Domain Name News Stories September 2008
· UncategorizedA look back at the past 30 days in domain news. As the world's economies made headlines, the domain industry chugged along. Here are the top 5 news stories on Domain Name Wire for September, ranked by views. 1. Dell: "We're F'd" - Dell is either ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment