Address Bar Spamming – Leech Visits off Big Websites

Now obviously I’m not a Spammer, but sometimes I see things when I am working, that make me go:

“Dang! If I was a spammer I would totally do that!”

The newest releases of Firefox and Internet Explorer feature smarter Address Bars, that use your web history to “predict” what URL you are trying to type, and the closest matches pop up. (see below)

If you are thinking about buying a domain, and want people coming back to your site often, get a URL that begins in the same way as a popular site’s URL.

For Example:

• Googly-eyed.com
• Amazomatic-toys.com
• NYTimsBlog.com
• wwwidgets.com – (This one will come up when people start typing www… into the address bar)

Now, once someone has visited your site once, every time they navigate to the website that your site is similar too, they will be reminded of your site in the pop-up!

This phenomenon actually bugs me so much sometimes that I have to clear my Browser History to get rid of it, WWTDD.com is a Celebrity Gossip site, and any time I start typing ww…. into the address bar, Firefox suggests I waste some time and head over to WWTDD instead of doing my work!