Some loathe Google's test to see whether it's better to hide the gory details of Web addresses by default. But that move could actually be a sensible shift.

Web addresses get nip and tuck--and spam A gaggle of Web sites have set upon the idea of shortening cumbersome URLs. But the free service also includes spam.

Google's newest web browser already starts trimming away a bit of detail to make it easier for newbies to understand where they are on the web.

After building its search empire by indexing all the web pages on the internet and their corresponding web addresses, Google is undergoing an existential crisis. The company proposes that to make ...

Remember this day: it’s the day the Web started to expand. As of Wednesday, Internet users can now register addresses in new domain names — the official term for everything that comes right of ...