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Start-up adds shortcuts to Web browsing
A San Francisco start-up on Monday is expected to begin offering its users a new way to do Web browsing: customizable keyword shortcuts.Created by a company called OpenDNS, the idea is to allow people to create keywords that point to favorite Web sites. Gadget buffs could link that word to CNET News.com sister site Crave, for example, so they would be taken there merely by typing “gadgets” into their browser’s address bar.Read more..
Personally I don’t think this is anything really new, browsers have been taking advantage of keywords in the address bar for a while now. Seems kinda like another gimmicky way for OpenDNS to make money by assigning certain paid websites to keywords. At worst we could see this seriously abused, and become yet another form of spam.
Seems like CNET is hyping it quite a bit, but decide for yourself. I have nothing against OpenDNS by the way, I use them quite a bit when I have an ISP’s DNS act badly.
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April 24th, 2007 at 8:06 am
Note: OpenDNS does not set up the shortcuts. You do. This is totally under your control.
Some browsers can do similar things, but shortcuts are something you can set up for your network, so they are browser independent.
It’s one more reason to use OpenDNS, but — like our other features — can be turned on or off with a free account.
John Roberts
OpenDNS