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"When you see some text prefixed by \"http://\" you automatically know that what follows is a web address, as defined by the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The question is \u2014 since most web addresses are easily recognizable anyway \u2014 do you really need it?\nThe developers of Google Chrome don't think you do, so they simply chose to hide it in a developer version of Chrome. \nThe solution might not be that simple, though. You can hide the http:// bit from a web address, but it doesn't mean it's not really there. Worse \u2014 as seen from the comments from the Chromium wiki thread, where this feature was actually reported as a bug \u2014 it might cause problems for users. \n\"Many blogs, message boards, email viewing software, instant messaging software, etc. depend on matching against http:// to auto-link URLs. Removing http:// will train end-users to omit it, which will have a negative impact on usability all over the web,\" one commenter says. \nAn example of this is Google Talk's auto-linking of URL fragments; other issues include copying and pasting web addresses and other related bugs. The folks at Chrome are right about one thing: The \"http://\" part of the web address serves little purpose and mostly creates noise. The question is: Will hiding it solve the problem?\n\n\nFor more technology coverage, follow Mashable Tech on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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