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On 7 Dec 2009, at 10:30, Simon Loynes wrote:

> Is this just Google's answer to lazy browsing habits? I have noticed  
> than
> recently it's so much less effort to type 'Confwused' into the  
> Google search
> box (see it fixes the spelling!) and click a link, than bothering to  
> type
> all those slashes and dots to see car insurance.
>
> Supporting this is a few TV ads that I've seen suggesting that viewers
> 'search for xxxx' rather than displaying a web adddress.

That's been the case for a while in Japan and I think it's a good  
idea.  There may be issues with phishing etc but shielding the tech- 
shy from machine language is a 'good thing'.

http://www.cabel.name/2008/03/japan-urls-are-totally-out.html

Stef

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